HMS Nonsuch (1741)

	Drawing showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for the Nonsuch
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Nonsuch
Ordered	28 April 1740
Builder	Quallet, Rotherhithe
Launched	29 December 1741
Fate	Broken up, 1766
General characteristics
Class and type	1733 proposals 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	852
Length	134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam	38 ft 6 in (11.7 m)
Depth of hold	15 ft 9 in (4.8 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 Nonsuch was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Rotherhithe, and launched on 29 December 1741.^[1]

Nonsuch served until 1766, when she was broken up.^[1]

Notes

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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