Name HMS Rodney Builder Barnard, Deptford Fate Sold, 1836 Launched 8 December 1809 | Ordered 28 May 1808 Laid down March 1808 Construction started March 1808 | |
Class and type Vengeur-class ship of the line | ||
HMS Rodney was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 8 December 1809 at Deptford.
The Dockyard was suffering from a shortage of seasoned timber at the time Rodney was being built. In consequence the hull was built from unseasoned wood which quickly shrunk and rotted when exposed to seawater. After just three years at sea all of the hull fastenings had given way and Rodney was returned to Deptford for decommissioning.
In 1827 she was reduced to a 50-gun ship, and in 1836 Rodney was sold out of the Navy.
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