HMS Glory (1788)

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HMS Glory (center) in company with HMS Valiant

HMS Glory was a 98-gunsecond rateship of the line of the Royal Navy, Builtby John Henslow and completed by Thomas Pollard with fittings by Edward Sisson. She was launched on the 5th of July 1788 at Plymouth.


History
Great Britain.
Name: HMS Glory
Ordered: 16 July 1774
Builder: Plymouth Dockyard
Laid down: 7 April 1775
Launched: 5 July 1788
Honours and
awards:
Fate: Broken up, 1825
General characteristics
Class and type: Duke-classship of the line
Tons burthen: 1931bm
Length: 177 ft 6 in (54.10 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 50 ft (15 m)
Depth of hold: 21 ft 2 in (6.45 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament:
  • 98 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Middle gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 12 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 12 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs

Commissioned on the 7th of October 1793 under Captain Pender for Lord Howe's Fleet and later under Captain George Duff. From May 1794 she was captained by John Elphinston, as the Flagship of Rear Admiral George Keith Elphinstone.
Following the Glorious First of June Elphinstone became Lord Keith.

In 1797 under Captain James Brine she became embroiled in the Mutiny at Spithead.

Glory served as the flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Stirling at the Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1805, commanded by Captain Samuel Warren. and also the action off Ferrol on the 22nd of July 1805.

Commanded by Captain Otway from July 1806 she sailed to the Mediterranean. Otway became Admiral in 1807 with his Flag in Glory now under Captain Donald McCloud.

She was converted to a prison ship in 1809, and was broken up in 1825.