HMS Princess Amelia (1757)
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| Name: | HMS Princess Amelia |
| Ordered: | 25 April 1751 |
| Builder: | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched: | 7 March 1757 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1818 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 1745 Establishment 80-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,579 long tons (1,604.3 t) |
| Length: | 165 ft (50.3 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 47 ft (14.3 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
80 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Princess Amelia.
HMS Princess Amelia was an 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Woolwich Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 7 March 1757.[1]
Princess Amelia was lent to the Board of Customs in November 1788, and she was eventually sold for breaking up in 1818.[1][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.
- Michael Phillips. Princess Amelia (80) (1757). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
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