HMS Formidable (1777)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Formidable
Ordered	17 August 1768
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down	November 1768
Launched	20 August 1777
Fate	Broken up, 1813
Notes	Participated in: Battle of the Saintes
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Barfleur-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1934 (bm)
Length	177 ft 6 in (54.10 m) (gundeck)
Beam	50 ft 3 in (15.32 m)
Depth of hold	21 ft (6.4 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	750 officers and men
Armament	90 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns Middle gundeck: 30 × 18-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 30 × 12-pounder guns Forecastle: 2 × 9-pounder guns 98 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns Middle gundeck: 30 × 18-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 30 × 12-pounder guns Quarter deck: 8 × 12-pounder guns Forecastle: 2 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Formidable was a 98-gun second rate man-of-war serving the Royal Navy.

She was launched on 20 August 1777 at Chatham Dockyard. She had a fitted weight of 1945 tons. She was named after HMS Formidable captured at Quiberon in 1759 and broken in 1767.

During her career, her armament was increased to 98-guns.^[1]