HMS Chester (1708)
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| Career (Great Britain) |
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| Name: |
HMS Chester |
| Builder: |
Rosewell, Chatham Dockyard |
| Launched: |
18 October 1708 |
| Fate: |
Broken up, 1749 |
| General characteristics [1] |
| Class and type: | 1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 704 bm |
| Length: | 130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 50 guns:
- Gundeck: 22 × 18 pdrs
- Upper gundeck: 22 × 9 pdrs
- Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs
- Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs
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HMS Chester was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard to the 1706 Establishment of dimensions, and launched on 18 October 1708.[1] Chester was placed on harbour service in 1743 and was broken up in 1749.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 168.
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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