HMS Tilbury (1699)

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NameHMS Tilbury
Ordered1695
BuilderDaniel Furzer, Chatham Dockyard
Launched3 September 1699
FateBroken up, 1726
General characteristics [1]
Class and type50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen6912694 bm
Length130 ft 1.5 in (39.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam34 ft 4 in (10.5 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 7.5 in (4.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament50 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Tilbury was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Chatham Dockyard on 3 September 1699. [1] [2]

Tilbury served until 1726, when she was broken up. [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p164.
  2. "British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Tilbury' (1699)". Threedecks. Retrieved 18 November 2019.

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