Etching taken from A voyage (in 1721) to Guinea, Brasil, and the West-Indies; in His Majesty's Ships, the Swallow and Weymouth by John Atkins (naval surgeon) pub. 1735 | |
History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Weymouth |
Ordered | 1693 |
Builder | Stigant, Portsmouth Dockyard |
Launched | 8 August 1693 |
Fate | Broken up, 1732 |
General characteristics as built [1] | |
Class and type | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 673 bm |
Length | 132 ft 4 in (40.3 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 34 ft 3 in (10.4 m) |
Depth of hold | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
General characteristics after 1719 rebuild [2] | |
Class and type | 1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 715 bm |
Length | 130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
Depth of hold | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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She was rebuilt at Woolwich Dockyard according to the 1706 Establishment, relaunching on 26 February 1719. Weymouth continued to serve until 1732, when she was broken up. [2]
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