HMS Goliath (1842)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Goliath.

The Duchess of Buccleuch launches the Goliath
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Goliath
Ordered	7 October 1833
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down	February 1834
Launched	25 July 1842
Fate	Burnt, 22 December 1875
General characteristics
Class and type	Vanguard-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	2596 bm
Length	190 ft (58 m) (gundeck)
Beam	56 ft 9 in (17.30 m)
Depth of hold	22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	78 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 68 pdr carronades Upper gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 68 pdr carronades Quarterdeck: 14 × 32 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades Poop deck: 4 × 18 pdr carronades

Launch of the Goliath (far right) and the Virago at Chatham Dockyard

HMS Goliath was an 80-gun two-deck second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 25 July 1842 at Chatham Dockyard.

Goliath was fitted with screw propulsion in 1857. In 1870, she was converted into a pauper training ship for workhouse boys.

Burning of the Training-Ship Goliath, The Illustrated London News, 1876

Goliath was destroyed by fire on 22 December 1875 while at anchor in the River Thames near Grays. Of the approximately 500 on board, 23 boys were killed.

The burning. The Graphic 1876

References

• Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.

External links

• Media related to HMS Goliath (ship, 1842) at Wikimedia Commons