▁first - rate ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁with ▁ 1 1 2 ▁guns . ▁This ▁was ▁increased ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 5 – 9 6 ▁to ▁ 1 3 0 ▁guns ▁by ▁closing ▁in ▁the ▁sp ar ▁deck ▁between ▁the ▁quarter deck ▁and ▁forec ast le , ▁and ▁around ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁to ▁ 1 4 0 ▁guns , ▁thus ▁creating ▁what ▁was ▁in ▁effect ▁a ▁continuous ▁fourth ▁g unde ck ▁although ▁the ▁extra ▁guns ▁added ▁were ▁actually ▁relatively ▁small . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁heav iest - ar med ▁ship ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁when ▁re built , ▁and ▁bore ▁the ▁most ▁guns ▁of ▁any ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁out f itted ▁in ▁the ▁Age ▁of ▁S ail . ▁ ▁Design ▁and ▁construction ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁Hav ana , ▁Cuba , ▁to ▁a ▁design ▁by ▁Irish ▁naval ▁architect ▁Matthew ▁M ull an ▁( dom ic iled ▁in ▁Spain ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Mate o ▁M ull án ) ▁and ▁launched ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 9 ▁as ▁a ▁ 1 1 2 - gun ▁three - de cker ▁ ▁( some ▁sources ▁say ▁ 1 1 6 ▁or ▁even ▁ 1 2 0 ▁guns ). ▁She ▁was ▁consider ably ▁larger ▁than ▁her ▁British ▁contemporary ▁Vict ory ▁and ▁somewhat ▁bigger ▁than ▁the ▁French ▁Bret agne . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁complete ▁plan ▁of ▁the ▁ship ▁in ▁existence , ▁but ▁there ▁are ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 2 - gun ▁ship ▁from ▁ 1 7 6 5 , ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁original