HMS ''Crown'' was a 64-gun

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ship of the line A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactics in the Age of Sail, naval tactic known as the line of battl ...

of the

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, launched on 15 March 1782 at

Blackwall Yard Blackwall Yard is a small body of water that used to be a shipyard on the River Thames in Blackwall, engaged in ship building and later ship repairs for over 350 years. The yard closed in 1987. History East India Company Blackwall was a sh ...

. She was converted to serve as a prison ship in 1798, and was broken up in 1816.

Notes

References

* Lavery, Brian (1983) ''The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850.'' Conway Maritime Press. .

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* Ships of the line of the Royal Navy Crown-class ships of the line 1782 ships Ships built by the Blackwall Yard {{UK-line-ship-stub