HMS Rippon (1758)
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| Name: | HMS Rippon |
| Ordered: | 8 November 1752 |
| Builder: | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched: | 20 January 1758 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1808 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 1752 amendments 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,242 long tons (1,261.9 t) |
| Length: | 155 ft (47.2 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 42 ft 5 in (12.9 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 7 in (5.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
60 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Rippon.
HMS Rippon was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Woolwich Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1752, and launched on 20 January 1758.[1]
Rippon was placed on harbour service in 1801, and was eventually broken up in 1808.[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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