HMS ''Rochfort'' was a 74-gun third rate

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of the Royal Navy, launched on 6 August 1814 at

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. She was designed by the French émigré Jean-Louis Barrallier, and was the only ship built to her draught. A second ship, ''Sandwich'', was cancelled in 1811 before construction could be completed. ''

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'' reported in May 1817 that the Revenue cutter ''stork'' and ''Rochefort''s tender "Cornelian" had recaptured the ship ''Catherina'', of and from Hamburg for Lisbon, and the galiot ''Catherina'', of Oldenborg from Antwerp for Havre, which a schooner had captured on 27 May. The British also captured the schooner and brought all three vessels into Dover.

Fate

''Rochfort'' was broken up in 1826.

Citations

References

*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 1814 ships {{UK-line-ship-stub