HMS Sunderland (1724)
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| Career (Great Britain) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Sunderland |
| Ordered: | 31 March 1721 |
| Builder: | Chatham Dockyard |
| Launched: | 30 April 1724 |
| Fate: | Foundered, 1761 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 1719 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 951 long tons (966.3 t) |
| Length: | 144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 39 ft (11.9 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 16 ft 5 in (5.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
60 guns:
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| General characteristics after 1744 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 1741 proposals 58-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,123 long tons (1,141.0 t) |
| Length: | 147 ft (44.8 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 42 ft (12.8 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 1 in (5.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
58 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Sunderland.
HMS Sunderland was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the 1719 Establishment at Chatham Dockyard, and launched on 30 April 1724.[1]
On 25 December 1742 Sunderland was ordered to be taken to pieces for rebuilding as a 58-gun fourth rate to the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Portsmouth Dockyard, from where she was relaunched on 4 April 1744.[2]
On 1 January 1761, Sunderland was caught in a cyclone off Pondicherry, India, and foundered, claiming the lives of all aboard her.[2][3]
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. Sunderland (60) (1724). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
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