HMS Pembroke (1757)
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| Name: | HMS Pembroke |
| Ordered: | 8 November 1752 |
| Builder: | Plymouth Dockyard |
| Launched: | 2 June 1757 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1793 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 1752 amendments 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,222 long tons (1,241.6 t) |
| Length: | 156 ft (47.5 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 42 ft (12.8 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
60 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Pembroke.
HMS Pembroke was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Plymouth Dockyard to the draught specified in the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1752, and launched on 2 June 1757.[1]
Pembroke was converted to serve as a hulk in 1776, and was eventually broken up in 1793.[1]
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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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