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HMS Tilbury (1733)

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Ship of the line of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, see HMS Tilbury.

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Tilbury
Ordered15 December 1726
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Launched2 June 1733
FateBurnt, 1742
General characteristics
Class and type1719 Establishment 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen962
Length144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam39 ft (11.9 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 5 in (5.0 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 60 guns:
  • Gundeck: 24 × 24-pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 9-pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs

HMS Tilbury was a 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard to the dimensions of the 1719 Establishment, and launched on 2 June 1733.

The Tilbury was part of Vice-Admiral Edward Vernon's fleet and took part in the expedition to Cartagena de Indias during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

Tilbury was accidentally burnt in 1742.

Notes

  1. ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 170.
  2. Ships of the Old Navy, Tilbury.

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. Tilbury (60) (1733). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
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