HMS Chatham (1691)

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

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Chatham
Builder	Lee, Chatham Dockyard
Launched	20 October 1691
Fate	Sunk as breakwater, 1749
General characteristics as built
Class and type	50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	686 (bm)
Length	126 ft (38.4 m) (gundeck)
Beam	34 ft 4 in (10.5 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 4 in (4.1 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full rigged ship
Armament	50 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1721 rebuild
Class and type	1719 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	756 (bm)
Length	134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam	36 ft (11.0 m)
Depth of hold	15 ft 2 in (4.6 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full rigged ship
Armament	Gundeck: 22 × 18-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 22 × 9-pounder guns QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Chatham was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 20 October 1691 at Chatham Dockyard.

In 1705 she captured the French 60-gun Third Rate Auguste, built in Brest in 1704, which the British took her into service as HMS Auguste.

She underwent a rebuild according to the 1719 Establishment at Deptford in 1721. Chatham served until 1749, when she was sunk as a breakwater.

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.