HMS Gloucester (1711)
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| Name: | HMS Gloucester |
| Builder: | Allin, Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched: | 4 October 1711 |
| Fate: | Burned to avoid capture, 1742 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class & type: | 1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 714 tons bm |
| Length: | 130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
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| General characteristics after 1737 rebuild[2] | |
| Class & type: | 1733 proposals 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 863 tons bm |
| Length: | 134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 38 ft 6 in (11.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 15 ft 9 in (4.8 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: |
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HMS Gloucester was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Sir Joseph Allin to the 1706 Establishment of dimensions at Deptford Dockyard, and launched on 4 October 1711.[1]
On 22 May 1733 Gloucester was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt according to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Sheerness, from where she was relaunched on 22 March 1737.[2]
Fate
In 1742 Gloucester was damaged in a storm, and she was burned in order to avoid her being captured.[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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