HMS Salisbury (1769)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Salisbury.

History
Great Britain
Name	Salisbury
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Launched	2 October 1769
Fate	Wrecked near San Domingo, 13 May 1796
General characteristics
Tons burthen	1,051 81⁄94
Length	146 ft 0 in (44.50 m) (gundeck) 120 ft 5+1⁄4 in (36.709 m) (keel)
Depth of hold	17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns: Lower gun deck: 22 × 24-pdrs Upper gun deck: 22 × 12-pdrs Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs

HMS Salisbury was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy.

Service

The Salisbury was built at Chatham Dockyard by Joseph Harris to the design of Sir Thomas Slade, and launched on 2 October 1769. ^[1] She participated in Admiral Edward Hawke's Western Squadron in the Mediterranean, and undertook several voyages to the West Indies. ^{[2] [3]}

Fate

The Salisbury was grounded on 13 May 1796 near Santo Domingo and surrendered to the Spanish. ^{[1] [3] [4]}

References

1. Harrison, Cy (2012). "British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Salisbury' (1769)". threedecks.org. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
2. Fish, Shirley (2015). HMS Centurion 1733–1769: An Historic Biographical-Travelogue. AuthorHouse.
3. Phillips, Michael (2007). "Salisbury (50) [1769]". ageofnelson.org. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
4. Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy. London: Chatham Publishing. p. 308.