Career (Great Britain) | |
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Name: | HMS Chester |
Builder: | Lawrence, Woolwich Dockyard |
Launched: | 21 March 1691 |
Captured: | 1707 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type: | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen: | 663 long tons (673.6 t) |
Length: | 125 ft 1 in (38.1 m) (gundeck) |
Beam: | 34 ft 4 in (10.5 m) |
Depth of hold: | 13 ft 10.25 in (4.2 m) |
Propulsion: | Sails |
Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
Armament: | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS Chester was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched 21 March 1691 at Woolwich Dockyard.[1]
She was captured by the French at the Battle at The Lizard, 21-10-1707.[1]