HMS Tilbury (1733)

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NameHMS Tilbury
Ordered15 December 1726
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Launched2 June 1733
FateBurnt, 1742
General characteristics [1]
Class and type 1719 Establishment 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen962
Length144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam39 ft (11.9 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 5 in (5.0 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament
  • 60 guns:
  • Gundeck: 24 × 24-pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 9-pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs

HMS Tilbury was a 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard to the dimensions of the 1719 Establishment, and launched on 2 June 1733. [1]

The Tilbury was part of Vice-Admiral Edward Vernon's fleet and took part in the expedition to Cartagena de Indias during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

Tilbury was accidentally burnt in 1742. [1] [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p170.
  2. Ships of the Old Navy, Tilbury.

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