HMS Falmouth (1708)
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Falmouth |
| Builder: | Stacey, Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched: | 26 February 1708 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1747 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 706 bm |
| Length: | 130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: | 50 guns:
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| General characteristics after 1729 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 1719 Establishment 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 760 bm |
| Length: | 134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 36 ft (11.0 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 15 ft 2 in (4.6 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: | 50 guns:
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HMS Falmouth was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Woolwich Dockyard to the 1706 Establishment of dimensions, and launched on 26 February 1708.[1]
On 14 May 1724 Falmouth was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt according to the 1719 Establishment at Woolwich Dockyard, from where she was relaunched on 3 April 1729.[2]
Engagements
HMS Falmouth took part in the destruction of the fortress of San Lorenzo el Real Chagres (22-24 March 1740), in Panama, as part of a squadron commanded by Vice-Admiral Edward Vernon during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
At 3 pm on 22 March 1740, the English squadron, composed of the ships Strafford, Norwich, Falmouth and Princess Louisa, the frigate Diamond, the bomb vessels Alderney, Terrible and Cumberland, the fireships Success and Eleanor, and transports Goodly and Pompey, under Vernon's command, began to bombard the Spanish fortress. Given the overwhelming superiority of the English forces, Captain Don Juan Carlos Gutiérrez Cevallos surrendered the fort on 24 March, after resisting for two days.
Falmouth was broken up in 1747.[2]
Notes
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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