HMS Princess Amelia (1757)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Princess Amelia.
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 United Kingdom
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| Name: | HMS Norfolk |
| Ordered: | 25 April 1751 |
| Builder: | Woolwich Dockyard, M/Shipwright Thomas Fellowes, followed by Thomas Slade, Adam Hayes, Edward Allin, and Israel Pownoll |
| Launched: | 7 March 1757 |
| Renamed: | HMS Princess Amelia on 1 November 1755 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1818 |
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| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type: | 1745 Establishment 80-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1579 39⁄94 (bm) |
| Length: | 165 ft 0 in (50.3 m) (gundeck); 133 ft 0 in (40.5 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 47 ft 3 in (14.4 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 20 ft 0 in (6.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Complement: | 650 |
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HMS Princess Amelia was an 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Woolwich Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 7 March 1757.[1]
She participated in the 1781 Battle of Dogger Bank under the command of Captain Macartney with reduced masts and guns.[2]:46
Princess Amelia was lent to the Board of Customs in November 1788, and thereby deleted from the Navy List. She arrived at Sheerness on 24 March 1818 from Stangate Creek. The Admiralty then sold her on 11 June 1818 to a Mr. Snooks or £2,610.[1]
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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.
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1-86176-246-1.
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