HMS Kent (1762)

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HMS Kent flying the White Ensign (including the pre-1801 Union Flag), from 'The Fleet Offshore' (1780–1790), a piece of anonymous folk art now at Compton Verney Art Gallery.
History
Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Great Britain
NameHMS Kent
Ordered20 March 1759
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Launched23 March 1762
FateSold out of the service, 1784
General characteristics [1]
Class & type Bellona-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1,61725⁄94 (bm)
Length168 ft (51 m) (gundeck)
Beam46 ft 9 in (14.25 m)
Draught21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs

HMS Kent was a 74-gun Bellona-class third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Thomas Slade and built by Adam Hayes at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 23 March 1762 . [1]

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Service history

She was launched at a cost of £40,000. [2]

In 1774, a chest containing perhaps as much as 400 lb (180 kg) of gunpowder exploded during saluting, killing eleven and injuring 34, and causing the marine drummer sitting on the chest to be blown overboard. The marine reportedly suffered no injuries as a result. [3] In 1775 Kent was briefly under the command of John Jervis. [4]

She was sold out of the service at Plymouth in 1784 for £600. [1]

Notable Commanders

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 176.
  2. ↑ "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Kent' (1762)".
  3. ↑ Ships of the Old Navy, Kent.
  4. ↑ Winfield 2007, p.332

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