HMS Canterbury (1693)

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Plan of the 1744 rebuild of Canterbury
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Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Great Britain
NameHMS Canterbury
BuilderSnelgrove, Deptford
Launched18 December 1693
FateBroken up, 1770
General characteristics as built [1]
Class and type60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen903 bm
Length144 ft 9 in (44.1 m) (gundeck)
Beam38 ft 1.5 in (11.6 m)
Depth of hold15 ft 7 in (4.7 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament60 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 burthen964 bm
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
General characteristics after 1744 rebuild [3]
Class and type 1741 proposals 58-gun fourth-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1117 bm
Length147 ft (44.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam42 ft (12.8 m)
Depth of hold18 ft 1 in (5.5 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament
  • 58 guns:
  • Gundeck: 24 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 24 × 12 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

HMS Canterbury was a 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Deptford on 18 December 1693. [1]

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She was rebuilt at Portsmouth according to the 1719 Establishment, and was relaunched on 15 September 1722. [2]

The Capture of the Spanish galleon St Joseph, 23 September 1739, Chester (left, and Canterbury (right side) The Capture of the Spanish galleon St Joseph, 23 September 1739 RMG BHC0353.jpg
The Capture of the Spanish galleon St Joseph, 23 September 1739, Chester (left, and Canterbury (right side)

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

  1. 1 2 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 163.
  2. 1 2 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 170.
  3. 1 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 172.
  4. ↑ 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.

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