HMS Chichester (1753)
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| Name: | HMS Chichester |
| Ordered: | 12 July 1750 |
| Builder: | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Launched: | 4 June 1753 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1803 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 1750 amendments 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,401 long tons (1,423.5 t) |
| Length: | 160 ft (48.8 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft 9 in (13.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft 6 in (5.9 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
70 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Chichester.
HMS Chichester was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Portsmouth Dockyard to the standard draught for 70-gun ships as specified in the 1745 Establishment amended in 1750, and launched on 4 June 1753.[1]
Chichester served until 1803, when she was broken up.[1]
Notes
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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