HMS Gloucester (1711)
From SpottingWorld, the Hub for the SpottingWorld network...
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Gloucester |
| Builder: | Allin, Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched: | 4 October 1711 |
| Fate: | Burned to avoid capture, 1742 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 714 long tons (725.5 t) |
| Length: | 130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
50 guns:
|
| General characteristics after 1737 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 1733 proposals 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 863 long tons (876.8 t) |
| Length: | 134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 38 ft 6 in (11.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 15 ft 9 in (4.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
50 guns:
|
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Gloucester.
HMS Gloucester was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Sir Joseph Allin to the 1706 Establishment of dimensions at Deptford Dockyard, and launched on 4 October 1711.[1]
On 22 May 1733 Gloucester was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt according to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Sheerness, from where she was relaunched on 22 March 1737.[2]
In 1742 Gloucester was damaged in a storm, and she was burned in order to avoid her being captured.[2]
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.
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| 50px | This article about a ship of the line of the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Ship Spotting World by expanding it. |
