HMS Severn (1747)
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Name | HMS Severn |
Ordered | 17 March 1746 |
Builder | John Barnard, Harwich |
Laid down | April 1746 |
Launched | 10 July 1747 |
Commissioned | July 1747 |
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Fate | Sold, Chatham Dockyard, 1759 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 1745 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Length | 150 ft (45.7 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 42 ft 8 in (13.0 m) |
Depth of hold | 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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HMS Severn was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at King's Yard in Harwich by John Barnard as a sister ship to HMS Lichfield (1746) to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 10 July 1747.[1]
Severn served until 1759, when she was sold out of the navy for only £74.[1]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- 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.