HMS ''Magnificent'' was a 74-gun

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ship of the line of the

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, launched on 30 August 1806 at

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. She was hulked in 1825, and eventually sold out of the service in 1843.

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*Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. . Ships of the line of the Royal Navy Repulse-class ships of the line 1806 ships {{UK-line-ship-stub