HMS Foudroyant (1798)

HMS Foudroyant (1798)

80 guns:
Gundeck: 30 × 32-pounder guns
Upper gundeck: 32 × 24-pounder guns
QD: 14 × 12-pounder guns
Fc: 4 × 12-pounder guns; 2 × 32-pounder carronades

HMS Foudroyant was an 80-gun third rate of the Royal Navy, one of only two British-built 80-gun ships of the period (the other was HMS Caesar (1793)). Foudroyant was built at Plymouth Dockyard and launched on 31 March 1798. Foudroyant served Nelson as his flagship from 6 June 1799 until the end of June 1801.

Foudroyant had a long and successful career, and although she was not involved in any major fleet action, she did provide invaluable service to numerous admirals throughout her 17 years on active service. In her last years she was used as a boys' training vessel.