HMS Sultan (1807) explained

HMS Sultan was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 19 September 1807 at Deptford Wharf.

In 1809, she took part in the Battle of Maguelone while captained by Edward Griffith.^[1]

On 10 October 1814 Sultan was escorting some transports when wrecked at Beerhaven. Sultans boats, and those of, were able to rescue the crew and all the troops, save five men.^[2] The troops consisted of 200 men from the 40th Regiment of Foot.^[3]

Fate

Sultan became a receiving ship in 1860, and was broken up in 1864.

References

• Grocott, Terence (1997) Shipwrecks of the revolutionary & Napoleonic eras (Chatham).
• Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. .

Notes and References

1. Book: Troude, Onésime-Joachim. Onésime-Joachim Troude. 1867. Challamel ainé. Batailles navales de la France. French. 4. 56–58.
2. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015005785830?urlappend=%3Bseq=405 Lloyd's List.
3. Grocott (1997), pp.370-1.