Agamemnon and Vanguard twin ships?

[semorebutts]

I was just wondering if they were sister ships or identical.

[uss frolick]

No. I assume we are talking about Nelson's two commands. Agamemnon was a 64 gun ship, while Vanguard was a 74 gun ship.

[allanyed]

Nice handle Semore.  Share your name please :>)

 

I looked at the RMG collections and the Aggy (64 guns) was 1781 out of Bucklers Hard  and Vanguard (70 guns) was 1745 built to the 1745 Establishment and then another in 1787, a 74 (out of Deptford yard)  and then again in 1835 (80 guns out of Portsmouth.)  It is not likely there were any similarities to Aggy, certainly not sister ships.  Maybe I missed one somewhere in between.  There are a couple drawings of Vanguard dated 1748 built to the 1745 Establishment but not sure if it is the same ship as from 1745 as the drawing is dated 1745.

 

Allan

[semorebutts]

  Dumb question i know, but some one has to ask these dumb question lol .  But seriously thank you guys that cleared it up for me I don't know why I thought they were identical now that i see there's many differences.

[Telp]

Not sure if you have it or have seen it, but there is a great book entitled "Nelson's Favourite: Hms Agamemnon At War 1781-1809. I am hoping to make this model at some point and the book is a nice little reference item to have.

[uss frolick]

Curiously, the profile of Nelson's command at The Battle of the Nile is used by the Vanguard Insurance Group. Go figger ...

[Trussben]

Sister ship of the HMS Agamemnon 64 was the 64 HMS Indefatigable, both built at Bucklers Hard.

 

ben

[Bob Legge]

Also ARDENT (1764), BELLIQUEUX (1780), NASSAU (1785), RAISONABLE (1768) and STATELY (1784),  based on the French FOUGUEUX according to Lyon.

 

Bob.