HMS Sultan (1807)
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HMS Sultan was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 19 September 1807 at Deptford Wharf.[1]
In 1809, she took part in the Battle of Maguelone while captained by Edward Griffith.[2]
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Fate
Sultan became a receiving ship in 1860, and was broken up in 1864.[1]
Citations
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References
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- Grocott, Terence (1997) Shipwrecks of the revolutionary & Napoleonic eras (Chatham). Template:ISBN
- Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. Template:ISBN.