HMS Augusta (1763)

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Name: HMS Augusta
Ordered: 13 January 1761
Builder: Wells and Stanton, Rotherhithe
Launched: 24 October 1763
Fate: Burned, 1777
General characteristics
Class and type: St Albans-class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1381 tons (1403.2 tonnes)
Length: 159 ft (48 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 44 ft 4 in (13.5 m)
Depth of hold: 18 ft 10 in (5.7 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament:

64 guns:

  • Gundeck: 26 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 4 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs

HMS Augusta was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 24 October 1763 at Rotherhithe.

She was accidentally destroyed by fire in 1777.

[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.