HMS Winchelsea (1764)
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Winchelsea |
| Ordered: | 11 August 1761 |
| Builder: | Sheerness Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 29 March 1762 |
| Launched: | 31 May 1764 |
| Commissioned: | February 1769 |
| Fate: | Sold to be broken up November 1814 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Niger-class fifth-rate frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 679.7 tons |
| Length: | 125 ft (38 m) |
| Beam: | 35 ft 2 in (10.72 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement: | 220 |
| Armament: |
32 guns of various weights comprising: |
HMS Winchelsea was a 32-gun fifth-rate Niger-class frigate of the Royal Navy, and was the sixth Royal Navy ship to bear this name (or its archaic form Winchelsey). She was ordered during the Seven Years War, but completed too late for that conflict. She cost £11,515-18-0d to build.
History
HMS Winchelsea was brought into service in February 1769, under Captain Samuel Goodall, and sailed for service to the Mediterranean. She saw service during the American War of Independence and thereafter until 1794, when she was paid off. Fitted as a troop carrier in 1799-1800. She became a convalescent ship at Sheerness in 1803, finally being sold there to be broken up in November 1814.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
- 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.
- Winfield, Rif (2007) British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714-1792. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
