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HMS Weymouth (1752)

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

Weymouth
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Weymouth
BuilderPlymouth Dockyard
Launched18 February 1752
FateBroken up, 1772
General characteristics
Class and type1745 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1198
Length150 ft (45.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam42 ft 8 in (13.0 m)
Depth of hold18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 60 guns:
  • Gundeck: 24 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

HMS Weymouth was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Plymouth Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 18 February 1752.

Weymouth served until 1772, when the decision was taken to have her broken up.

Notes

  1. ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 173.

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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