HMS Weymouth (1752)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Weymouth.

Weymouth
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Weymouth
Builder	Plymouth Dockyard
Launched	18 February 1752
Fate	Broken up, 1772
General characteristics [1]
Class & type	1745 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1198
Length	150 ft (45.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam	42 ft 8 in (13.0 m)
Depth of hold	18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	60 guns: Gundeck: 24 × 24 pdrs Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 8 × 6 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

HMS Weymouth was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Plymouth Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 18 February 1752. ^[1]

Weymouth served until 1772, when the decision was taken to have her broken up. ^[1]

Notes

1. Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 173.

References

• Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN   0-85177-252-8.