HMS Canterbury was a 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Deptford on 18 December 1693.[1]
_RMG_J3494.jpg) Plan of the 1744 rebuild of Canterbury
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| Name | HMS Canterbury |
| Builder | Snelgrove, Deptford |
| Launched | 18 December 1693 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1770 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type | 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 903 bm |
| Length | 144 ft 9 in (44.1 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 38 ft 1.5 in (11.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 15 ft 7 in (4.7 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 60 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1722 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type | 1719 Establishment 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 964 bm |
| Length | 144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 39 ft (11.9 m) |
| Depth of hold | 16 ft 5 in (5.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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| General characteristics after 1744 rebuild[3] | |
| Class and type | 1741 proposals 58-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1117 bm |
| Length | 147 ft (44.8 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 42 ft (12.8 m) |
| Depth of hold | 18 ft 1 in (5.5 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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She was rebuilt at Portsmouth according to the 1719 Establishment, and was relaunched on 15 September 1722.[2]
Canterbury along with HMS Chester, during the War of Jenkins' Ear captured the Spanish Caracca St Joseph on 23 September 1739. The St Joseph was probably the most valuable single prize of the war.[4]
On 25 April 1741, she was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt at Plymouth Dockyard as a 58-gun fourth rate according to the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment. She was relaunched on 5 February 1744.[3]
Canterbury was placed on harbour service in 1761, and was broken up in 1770.[3]
Notes edit
- ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 163.
- ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 170.
- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 172.
- ^ Winfield, Rif (12 December 2007). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-78346-925-3.
References edit
- 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.
External links edit
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