For other ships of the same name, see HMS Falmouth.
| HMS Falmouth (1752) | |
|---|---|
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
| Name: | HMS Falmouth |
| Ordered: | 15 November 1745 |
| Builder: | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched: | 7 December 1752 |
| Fate: | Abandoned, Batavia, on 16 January 1765 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type: | 1745 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,065 long tons (1,082.1 t) |
| 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 |
| Armament: |
50 guns:
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HMS Falmouth was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Woolwich Dockyard to the standard 50-gun ship draught of the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 7 December 1752.[1] Falmouth was abandoned in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (nowadays Indonesia) on 16 January 1765 [2] after suffering serious battle damage near Manila.[1][3]
References[]
- Notes
- Bibliography
- 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.
- Michael Phillips. Liste of ships: F. Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
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