HMS Agincourt (1796)

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HMS Agincourt was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 23 July 1796 at Blackwall Yard, London. The Admiralty bought her on the stocks from the East India Company in 1796,<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p186" /> who had called her Earl Talbot.Template:Sfnp

Agincourt served in the navy's Egyptian campaign between 8 March 1801 and 2 September, which qualified her officers and crew for the clasp "Egypt" to the Naval General Service Medal that the Admiralty authorized in 1850 to all surviving claimants.Template:Efn

She was at Gibraltar 7 November 1803.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

She and HMS Argo arrived at Malta from Egypt 15 March 1804 under command of Capt. Thomas Briggs.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

She was decommissioned in 1809 and converted to a troop ship on 6 January 1812 under the name HMS Bristol.Template:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp

Fate

Bristol was sold on 15 December 1814 on condition that she be broken up immediately.Template:Sfnp She sold for £4,510.Template:Sfnp

References

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• Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. Template:ISBN.
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