HMS Shrewsbury (1758)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Shrewsbury.
HMS Shrewsbury was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 23 February 1758 at Deptford Dockyard.[1]
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Shrewsbury | |
History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Shrewsbury |
Ordered | 31 October 1755 |
Builder | Wells & Company, Deptford Dockyard |
Laid down | 14 January 1756 |
Launched | 23 February 1758 |
Commissioned | March 1758 |
Fate | Scuttled off Jamaica, 1783 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Dublin-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1594 31⁄94 bm |
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Beam | 47 ft 1 in (14.35 m) |
Depth of hold | 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 550 |
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