HMS Bristol (1711)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Bristol.
HMS Bristol was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 18th century.
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Plan of Bristol's 1746 rebuild | |
History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | Bristol |
Namesake | Bristol |
Ordered | 24 April 1709 |
Builder | Plymouth Dockyard |
Launched | 8 May 1711 |
Commissioned | 1711 |
Fate | Broken up, 1768 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | 1706 Establishment 50-gun, fourth-rate, ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 703 68⁄94 bm |
Length | 130 ft (39.6 m) (Gundeck) |
Beam | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
Depth of hold | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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General characteristics After 1746 rebuild | |
Type | 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1,021 bm |
Length | 146 ft (44.5 m) (Gundeck) |
Beam | 40 ft (12.2 m) |
Depth of hold | 16 ft 10 in (5.1 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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