HMS Stirling Castle (1775)
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Name | HMS Stirling Castle |
Ordered | 12 October 1768 |
Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
Laid down | October 1769 |
Launched | 28 June 1775 |
Fate | Wrecked, 5 October 1780 |
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Class and type | Worcester-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1377 21⁄94 (bm) |
Length | 159 ft (48 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 44 ft 6 in (13.56 m) |
Depth of hold | 19 ft 10 in (6.05 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full rigged ship |
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HMS Stirling Castle was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 28 June 1775 at Chatham.[1]
She was wrecked on 5 October 1780 on the Silver Keys, off Cap François, off the coast of Cuba with the loss of most of her crew.[2]
Notes
- ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p181.
- ^ "The Marine List". New Lloyd's List (1247). 6 March 1781.
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.