HMS Romney (1708)
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Name: | HMS Romney |
Builder: | Allin, Deptford Dockyard |
Launched: | 2 December 1708 |
Fate: | Sold, 1757 |
General characteristics as built[1] | |
Class & type: | 1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen: | 710 |
Length: | 130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck) |
Beam: | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
Depth of hold: | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
Propulsion: | Sails |
Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
Armament: |
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General characteristics after 1726 rebuild[2] | |
Class & type: | 1719 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen: | 756 |
Length: | 134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck) |
Beam: | 36 ft (11.0 m) |
Depth of hold: | 15 ft 2 in (4.6 m) |
Propulsion: | Sails |
Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
Armament: |
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HMS Romney was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Sir Joseph Allin to the 1706 Establishment at Deptford Dockyard, and launched on 2 December 1708.[1]
On 11 June 1723 orders were issued for Romney to be taken to pieces and rebuilt at Deptford according to the 1719 Establishment, and she was relaunched on 17 October 1726.[2]
Romney was sold out of the navy in 1757.[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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