HMS Talavera (1818)

HMS Talavera was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 15 October 1818 at Woolwich Dockyard.She was destroyed in 1840[1] at Devonport dockyard in a large scale fire on 25 September 1840, which started in the North Dock.Talavera and Imogene were completely gutted, the fire spread to HMS Minden whose fire was successfully put out, and to nearby buildings and equipment.Estimates for the damage were put at £150,000 in then money, and would have totalled £500,000 had the fire not been contained.This article about a ship of the line of the United Kingdom is a stub.
The Fire on the morning of 27 September, which destroyed Talavera and threatened to destroy Devonport dockyard
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