HMS ''Majestic'' was the second ship to bear the name. She was an 80-gun
second rate ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactic known as the line of battle, which depended on the two colu ...
, built at
Chatham Dockyard and launched on 1 December 1853. She spent 12 years on the stocks beforehand.
She was fitted with both sail and screw propulsion. She served in the
Crimean War
The Crimean War, , was fought from October 1853 to February 1856 between Russia and an ultimately victorious alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, the United Kingdom and Piedmont-Sardinia.
Geopolitical causes of the war included the de ...
, and acted as part of
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...
's harbour defences from 1860–66, during which time she was noted for blocking two ships commissioned by the
American Confederacy from leaving
Laird's Shipyard in
Birkenhead
Birkenhead (; cy, Penbedw) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England; historically, it was part of Cheshire until 1974. The town is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the south bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liver ...
.
She was eventually broken up in 1868 after 15 years in service.
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Ships of the line of the Royal Navy
1853 ships
Crimean War naval ships of the United Kingdom
Ships built in Chatham