Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
Plan of Colchester ' s 1721 rebuild
History Great Britain Name HMS Colchester Builder Allin, Deptford Dockyard Launched 13 February 1707 Fate Broken up, 1742 General characteristics as built[ 1] Class and type 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line Tons burthen 682 Length 130 ft 6 in (39.8 m) (gundeck) Beam 34 ft 5 in (10.5 m) Depth of hold 13 ft 6+ 1 ⁄2 in (4.1 m) Propulsion Sails Sail plan Full-rigged ship Armament 50 guns of various weights of shot General characteristics after 1721 rebuild[ 2] Class and type 1719 Establishment 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the lineTons burthen 756 Length 134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck) Beam 36 ft (11.0 m) Depth of hold 15 ft 2 in (4.6 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
HMS Colchester was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy , built by Joseph Allin the elder at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 13 February 1707.[ 1]
She underwent a rebuild at Chatham according to the 1719 Establishment , and was relaunched on 26 October 1721. Colchester served until 1742, when she was broken up.[ 2]
Notes
^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 166.
^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 170.
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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