HMS Stirling Castle (1775)

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Representation of the unfortunate Loss of His Majesty's Ship Stirling Castle - after having been dismasted in the Great Hurricane Octr 6th 1780 - was wrecked near the Silver Keys, off the NE end of Island Hispaniola RMG PY0732.jpg
The unfortunate Loss of His Majesty's Ship Stirling Castle - after having been dismasted in the Great Hurricane Octr 6th 1780 - was wrecked near the Silver Keys, off the NE end of Island Hispaniola, by William Elliott and Valentine Green
History
Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Great Britain
NameStirling Castle
Ordered12 October 1768
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Laid downOctober 1769
Launched28 June 1775
FateWrecked, 5 October 1780
General characteristics [1]
Class and type Worcester-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1377 2194 (bm)
Length159 ft (48 m) (gundeck)
Beam44 ft 6 in (13.56 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 10 in (6.05 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament
  • 64 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 4 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs

HMS Stirling Castle was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Israel Pownoll and launched on 28 June 1775 at Chatham. [1]

She was wrecked on 5 October 1780 on the Silver Keys, off Cap François, off the coast of Cuba with the loss of most of her crew. [2] As the Massachusetts ship Aurora was sailing from Boston to Port-au-Prince she came upon the wreckage of Stirling Castle and was able to save a midshipman and four seamen. [3]

Citations

  1. 1 2 Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 181.
  2. "The Marine List". New Lloyd's List (1247). 6 March 1781.[ dead link ]
  3. Hepper (1994), p.59.

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