HMS Suffolk (1765)
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| Name: | HMS Suffolk |
| Ordered: | 8 January 1761 |
| Builder: | Randall, Rotherhithe |
| Launched: | 22 February 1765 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1803 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 74-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1616 tons (1641.9 tonnes) |
| Length: | 168 ft 1½ in (51.2 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 46 ft 9⅝ in (14.3 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 20 ft 2½ in (6.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
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74 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Suffolk.
HMS Suffolk was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 22 February 1765 at Rotherhithe. She was designed by William Bateley, based on the principles of his earlier HMS Fame, and was the only ship built to her draught.
Suffolk was broken up in 1803.
[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.
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