HMS Worcester (1769)
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| Name: | HMS Worcester |
| Ordered: | 16 November 1765 |
| Builder: | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 6 May 1766 |
| Launched: | 17 October 1769 |
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Participated in: |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1816 |
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| Class and type: | Worcester-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1379 tons (1401.1 tonnes) |
| Length: | 159 ft (48 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft 6 in (13.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft 10 in (6.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
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64 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Worcester.
HMS Worcester was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 17 October 1769 at Portsmouth, and was the fourth ship to bear the name.
In 1783, Worcester took part in the Battle of Cuddalore.
She was broken up in Deptford in 1816, after having been hulked in 1788. She is best known as the ship on which Lord Nelson won an acting commission in 1776 as the fourth lieutenant.
[edit] Trivia
This may have been the HMS Worcester featured in the Ionian Mission by Patrick O'Brian.
[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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