HMS Tavistock (1747)
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Name: |
HMS Tavistock |
Ordered: |
18 October 1745 |
Builder: |
Blaydes, Hull |
Launched: |
26 August 1747 |
Fate: |
Broken up, 1768 |
General characteristics [1] |
Class and type: | 1745 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen: | 1,061 long tons (1,078.0 t) |
Length: | 150 ft (45.7 m) (gundeck) |
Beam: | 42 ft 8 in (13.0 m) |
Depth of hold: | 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m) |
Propulsion: | Sails |
Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
Armament: | 50 guns:
- Gundeck: 22 × 24 pdrs
- Upper gundeck: 22 × 12 pdrs
- Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs
- Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs
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HMS Tavistock was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Hull to the draught specified in the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 26 August 1747.[1]
Tavistock was converted to serve as a hulk in 1761, and was broken up in 1768.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p173.
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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| | 1752 amendments |
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