Maritime History

HMS Blenheim (1761)

HMS Blenheim was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Israel Pownoll and launched on 5 July 1761 at Woolwich. In 1797 she participated in the Battle of Cape St Vincent. In 1801 Blenheim was razeed to a third rate. She disappeared off Madagascar with all hands in February 1807. Her fate remains a mystery.

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See also

• ▸HMS Victory (1737)
• ▸Eduardo Lefebvre Scovell
• ▸Berlevåg Municipality

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