HMS Bristol (1711)
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| Career (Great Britain) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Bristol |
| Builder: | Lock, Plymouth Dockyard |
| Launched: | 8 May 1711 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1768 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 703 long tons (714.3 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:
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| General characteristics after 1746 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,021 long tons (1,037.4 t) |
| Length: | 146 ft (44.5 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 40 ft (12.2 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 16 ft 10 in (5.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
50 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Bristol.
HMS Bristol was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Plymouth Dockyard according to the 1706 Establishment, and launched on 8 May 1711.[1]
On 22 November 1742 Bristol was ordered to be dismantled for rebuilding. Unlike the vast majority of ships of the line rebuilt during the Establishment era, Bristol was not reconstructed according to the establishment in effect at the time (in this case, the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment). She shared her dimensions with later, newly-built Rochester. Bristol was relaunched on 9 July 1746.[2]
Bristol was broken up in 1768.[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.
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