HMS Jersey (1698)
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 Great Britain |
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| Name: | HMS Jersey |
| Ordered: | 1695 |
| Builder: | Moore & Nye, East Cowes |
| Launched: | 24 November 1698 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 1763 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type: | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 677 long tons (687.9 t) |
| Length: | 132 ft 1 in (40.3 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 34 ft 2 in (10.4 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 13 ft 8 in (4.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS Jersey was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, and launched on 24 November 1698.[1]
She was converted to serve as a hulk in 1731, and was sunk in 1763.[1]
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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