HMS Preston (1757)
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Name | HMS Preston |
Ordered | 28 March 1751 |
Builder | Deptford Dockyard |
Launched | 7 February 1757 |
Fate | Broken up, 1815 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 1745 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1044 |
Length | 150 ft (45.7 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 42 ft 8 in (13.0 m) |
Depth of hold | 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full rigged ship |
Armament | list error: mixed text and list (help) 50 guns:
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HMS Preston was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford Dockyard to the draught specified in the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 7 February 1757.[1]
She took part in the Naval operations in the American Revolutionary War under William Hotham. On 13 August 1778, cut off her squadron by a storm, she encountered the French 74-gun Marseillais, which she fought indecisively.
In 1785, Preston was converted to serve as a sheer hulk, and she was eventually broken up in 1815.[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.