HMS St Albans was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 23 December 1747.[1]

'St Albans' Floated out at Deptford, 1747 by John Cleveley the Elder
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS St Albans
Ordered6 August 1745
BuilderThomas West, Deptford Dockyard
Laid downSeptember 1745
Launched23 December 1747
CommissionedDecember 1747
In service
  • 1747-1754
  • 1755-1760
FateSold at Chatham Dockyard, 1765
General characteristics
Class and type1745 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,207 3294 (bm)
Length
  • 149 ft 10 in (45.7 m) (gundeck)
  • 121 ft 4 in (37.0 m) (keel)
Beam43 ft 3 in (13.2 m)
Depth of hold18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement420
Armament
  • 60 guns:
  • Gundeck: 24 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper deck: 26 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

St Albans served until 1765, when she was sold out of the Navy.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Winfield 2007, pp.129-130

References

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  • Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Barnsley, United Kingdom: Seaforth. ISBN 9781844157006.
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