HMS Talavera (1818)
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HMS Talavera was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 15 October 1818 at Woolwich Dockyard.[1] She was named for the British/Spanish victory at the Battle of Talavera.
She was destroyed in 1840[1] at Devonport dockyard in a large scale fire on 25 September 1840, which started in the North Dock. Talavera and Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". were completely gutted, the fire spread to Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". whose fire was successfully put out, and to nearby buildings and equipment. Estimates for the damage were put at £150,000 in then money, and would have totalled £500,000 had the fire not been contained.[2]
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- Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. Template:ISBN.