HMS Colchester (1694)
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Name | HMS Colchester |
Ordered | 1693 |
Builder | Johnson, Blackwall Yard |
Launched | 1694 |
Fate | Foundered in Whitesand Bay, Cornwall, 1704 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 696 |
Length | 131 ft 4 in (40.0 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 34 ft 3 in (10.4 m) |
Depth of hold | 13 ft 7 in (4.1 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full rigged ship |
Armament | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS Colchester was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched at Blackwall Yard in 1694.[1] She foundered at Whitesand Bay, Sennen Cove on 16 January 1704 with the loss of approximately one hundred lives.[2]
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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.