HMS Goliath

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Royal Navy warship ship of the line

HMS Goliath was a British Royal Navy ship of the line that played a significant role in Admiral Nelson’s victory over the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile in 1798.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Navy warship → ship of the line →
allegiance	Great Britain →
armament	74-gun broadside →
battleHonour	Cape St Vincent 1797 → Copenhagen 1801 → The Nile 1798 →
beam	approximately 47 feet →
brokenUp	1815 →
builder	Deptford Dockyard →
builtAt	Deptford Dockyard →
class	Arrogant-class ship of the line →
commissioned	1781 →
conflict	French Revolutionary Wars → Napoleonic Wars →
country	Kingdom of Great Britain →
crewComplement	approximately 600 →
decommissioned	1814 →
design	74-gun third-rate design common in late 18th-century Royal Navy →
displacement	approximately 1,600 tons burthen →
engagedShip	Aquilon → Conquérant → Guillaume Tell → Spartiate →
fate	broken up →
flag	White Ensign →
gunDeckLength	approximately 168 feet →
launched	19 October 1781 →
namedAfter	Goliath →
navalEra	Age of Sail →
notableCommander	Sir Alexander John Ball → Sir Charles Henry Knowles → Thomas Foley →
notableFor	major role in Nelson’s victory at the Battle of the Nile →
numberOfGuns	74 →
operator	Royal Navy →
participatedIn	Battle of the Nile → French Revolutionary Wars → Napoleonic Wars →
propulsion	sail →
rate	third-rate ship of the line →
roleAtBattleOfTheNile	engaged French van and centre → led the British line into action →
sailPlan	full-rigged ship →
serviceEntry	1781 →
tookPartIn	Battle of Cape St Vincent → Battle of Copenhagen (1801) →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of the Nile →	notableShip
Thomas Foley →	shipCommanded