HMS Falmouth (1708)
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| Career (Great Britain) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Falmouth |
| Builder: | Stacey, Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched: | 26 February 1708 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1747 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 1706 Establishment 50-gun Fourth Rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 706 long tons (717.3 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 1729 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 1719 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 760 long tons (772.2 t) |
| Length: | 134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 36 ft (11.0 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 15 ft 2 in (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
50 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Falmouth.
HMS Falmouth was a 50-gun Fourth Rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Woolwich Dockyard to the 1706 Establishment of dimensions, and launched on 26 February 1708.[1]
On 14 May 1724 Falmouth was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt according to the 1719 Establishment at Woolwich Dockyard, from where she was relaunched on 3 April 1729.[2]
Falmouth was broken up in 1747.[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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