HMS Greenwich (1747)
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| Career (Great Britain) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Greenwich |
| Builder: | Moody Janverin, Lege, Hampshire |
| Launched: | 19 March 1747 |
| Fate: | Captured by the French on 18 March 1757 |
| Career (France) |  |
| Name: | Greenwich |
| Acquired: | 18 March 1757 |
| Fate: | Wrecked near Plougastel in 14 January 1758 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | fourth rate |
| Tons burthen: | 1,053 long tons (1,069.9 t) |
| Length: | 144.5 ft (44.0 m) |
| Beam: | 41.5 ft (12.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Greenwich.
HMS Greenwich was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the Royal Navy. She was built by Moody Janverin at Lege on the Beaulieu River in Hampshire and launched on 19 March 1748.
She was captured off Saint-Domingue by Éveillé and Diadème on 18 March 1757.
[edit] References
- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
