HMS Lichfield (1695)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Lichfield.

Lichfield, plan of the 1730 rebuild
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Lichfield
Ordered	16 November 1693
Builder	William Stignant, Portsmouth Dockyard
Launched	4 February 1695
Out of service	February 1715
Fate	Broken up, 1744
General characteristics as built
Class and type	50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	682
Length	130 ft 3 in (39.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam	34 ft 7.5 in (10.6 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 6 in (4.1 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1730 rebuild
Class and type	1719 Establishment 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line
Tons 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)
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 Lichfield was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Portsmouth Dockyard and launched on 4 February 1695.

She underwent a rebuild according to the 1719 Establishment at Plymouth, and was relaunched on 25 March 1730. Lichfield continued in service until 1744, when she was broken up.

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.
• Rif Winfield, The 50-gun Ship, Chatham Publishing, 1997. ISBN 1-86176-025-6
• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.