HMS America (1757)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS America.
History
Great Britain
Name: HMS America
Builder: Wells & Stanton, Rotherhithe
Launched: 21 May 1757
Fate: Broken up, 1771
General characteristics [1]
Class & type: 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1248 tons (1268 tonnes)
Length: 150 ft (46 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 42 ft 8 in (13.00 m)
Depth of hold: 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament:
  • 60 guns:
  • Gundeck: 24 × 24-pounders
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 12-pounders
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pounders
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounders

HMS America was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Wells and Stanton at Rotherhithe and launched on 21 May 1757.[1][2]

From 1758 to 1760, America was under the command of a Captain James Kirk.[3]

She was broken up in 1771.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 177.
  2. ↑ Rankin, Stuart (2004). Maritime Rotherhithe - History Walk - Walk B: Shipyards, Granaries and Wharves. p22. Southwark Council.
  3. ↑ Ships of the Old Navy, America.

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.
  • Michael Phillips. America (60) (1757). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 1 September 2008.


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