HMS Gloucester (1745)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about HMS Gloucester (1745)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Gloucester.
HMS Gloucester was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line built for the Royal Navy in the 1740s. She participated in the 1740–48 War of the Austrian Succession, capturing four French privateers. The ship was broken up in 1764.
Quick Facts History, Great Britain ...
Gloucester | |
History | |
---|---|
Great Britain | |
Name | Gloucester |
Namesake | Gloucester |
Ordered | 15 June 1743 |
Builder | Whetstone & Grenville, Rotherhithe |
Laid down | 12 July 1743 |
Launched | 23 March 1745 |
Completed | 10 May 1745 |
Commissioned | March 1745 |
Honours and awards | Second Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747 |
Fate | Broken up, 13 February 1764 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | 1741 revisions 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 98567⁄94 bm |
Length | 140 ft 8.5 in (42.9 m) (Gundeck) |
Beam | 40 ft 2.5 in (12.3 m) |
Depth of hold | 17 ft 2.5 in (5.2 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 300 |
Armament |
|
Close