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| Name: | HMS Sultan |
| Ordered: | 14 January 1771 |
| Builder: | Barnard, Harwich |
| Laid down: | March 1771 |
| Launched: | 23 December 1775 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1816 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Royal Oak-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1614 73⁄94 (bm) |
| Length: | 168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
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HMS Sultan was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 23 December 1775 at Harwich.
She was converted for use as a prison ship in 1797, and broken up in 1816.