HMS Sunderland (1694)

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NameHMS Sunderland
Namesake Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland
Ordered20 April 1693
BuilderJohn Winter, Northam, Southampton
Launched17 March 1694
FateSunk as a foundation, 1737
General characteristics [1] [2]
Class & type60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen9148594 bm
Length145 ft 2 in (44.2 m) (on gundeck), 120 ft 2 in (36.6 m) (keel)
Beam37 ft 10 in (11.5 m)
Depth of hold15 ft 10 in (4.8 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament60 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Sunderland was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Northam in Southampton on 17 March 1694. [2]

The Sunderland was hulked in 1715, and reported sunk as part of the foundation of a breakwater in 1737. [2] However, an alternative report is that she was fitted as a hospital ship in June 1741 and so employed until condemned at Port Mahon on 10 March 1744. [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714, p.123.
  2. 1 2 3 Lavery, The Ship of the Line - Volume 1, p.163.

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