HMS Mars (1794)

HMS Mars was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 25 October 1794 at Deptford Dockyard.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Mars.

In this painting of the Battle of Trafalgar by Nicholas Pocock, Mars is in the right foreground, just behind the captured Spanish ship Bahama.
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Mars
Ordered17 January 1788
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Laid down10 October 1789
Launched25 October 1794
FateBroken up, 1823
Notes
General characteristics
Class and typeMars-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1,842+24⁄94 bm
Length176 ft (54 m) (gundeck)
Beam49 ft (15 m)
Depth of hold20 ft (6.1 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 24 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 12 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs
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