HMS Resolution (1770)

	Battle of Cape St Vincent
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Resolution
Ordered	16 September 1766
Builder	Deptford Dockyard
Laid down	July 1767
Launched	12 April 1770
Honours and; awards	Participated in:; Battle of Cape St Vincent; Battle off Halifax (1780); Battle of the Chesapeake; Battle of the Saintes;
Fate	Broken up, 1813
General characteristics
Class and type	Elizabeth-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	161211⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall:168 ft 6 in (51.4 m); Keel:137 ft 7+3⁄4 in (42.0 m);
Beam	46 ft 11 in (14.3 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft 9 in (6.0 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	Originally; Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns; Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns; QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns; Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns; 1800s; QD: 14 × 32-pounder carronades; Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades;

HMS Resolution was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Thomas Slade and built by Adam Hayes at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 12 April 1770. The ship had a huge crew of 600 men. As one of the Royal Navy's largest ships she took part in seven major naval battles.

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