HMS Africa (1761)
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Career (Great Britain) | |
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Name: | HMS Africa |
Ordered: | 31 January 1759 |
Builder: | Perry, Blackwall |
Launched: | 1 August 1761 |
Fate: | Sold out of the service, 1774 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Essex-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen: | 1354 tons (1375.7 tonnes) |
Length: | 158 ft (48 m) (gundeck) |
Beam: | 44 ft 2 in (13.5 m) |
Depth of hold: | 18 ft 10 in (5.7 m) |
Propulsion: | Sails |
Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
Armament: |
64 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Africa.
HMS Africa was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 31 January 1761 at Blackwall.
She was sold out of the service in 1774.
[edit] 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.