 'St Albans' Floated out at Deptford, 1747 by John Cleveley the Elder | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS St Albans |
| Ordered | 6 August 1745 |
| Builder | Thomas West, Deptford Dockyard |
| Laid down | September 1745 |
| Launched | 23 December 1747 |
| Commissioned | December 1747 |
| In service |
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| Fate | Sold at Chatham Dockyard, 1765 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | 1745 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,207 32⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 43 ft 3 in (13.2 m) |
| Depth of hold | 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 420 |
| Armament |
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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] She saw service against France in the Seven Years' War. On July 1758 she was off the coast of Toulon when she captured a French merchant vessel, the 36-gun Loire carrying a thousand tons of food, wine and flour for France's colony in Quebec. The captured ship and her 300-man crew were conveyed under guard to the British port of Gibraltar. [2]
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St Albans served until 1765, when she was sold out of the Navy. [1]
