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HMS Anglesea (1694)

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History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Anglesea
Ordered1693
BuilderWaffe, Plymouth Dockyard
Launched1694
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen620 tons bm
Length125 ft (38.1 m) (gundeck)
Beam33 ft 2 in (10.1 m)
Depth of hold14 ft (4.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament50 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1725 rebuild
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship

HMS Anglesea (refereed to as HMS Anglesey on occasion) was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Plymouth Dockyard in 1694.[1]

Anglesea was reduced to a fifth rate in 1719, and underwent a rebuild in 1725.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 164.

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.