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HMS Dublin (1757)

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

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Dublin
Ordered26 August 1755
BuilderDeptford dockyard
Launched6 May 1757
CommissionedApril 1757
DecommissionedFebruary 1783
Out of service13 May 1784
FateBroken up, 1784
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Tons burthen156263⁄94 (bm)
Length165 ft 6 in (50.44 m) (gundeck)
Beam46 ft 6 in (14.17 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs

HMS Dublin was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 6 May 1757 at Deptford.[1]

She was broken up in 1784.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 176.

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.


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