HMS Winchester (1698)

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NameHMS Winchester
Ordered1695
BuilderRichard Wells, Greenland North Dockyard, [1] Rotherhithe
Launched17 March 1698
FateBroken up, 1781
General characteristics as built [2]
Class and type50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen673 bm
Length130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam34 ft 4 in (10.5 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 7 in (4.1 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament50 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1717 rebuild [3]
Class and type 1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen710 bm
Length130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam35 ft (10.7 m)
Depth of hold14 ft (4.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament
  • 50 guns:
  • Gundeck: 22 × 18 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 9 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

HMS Winchester was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Richard Wells at Greenland North Dockyard, [1] Rotherhithe and launched on 17 March 1698. [2]

She was rebuilt to the 1706 Establishment at Plymouth Dockyard, and was relaunched on 10 October 1717. Winchester was hulked in 1744, and served in this role until 1781, when she was broken up. [3]

She was captained from 1712 to 1714 by Sir Tancred Robinson. [4]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Rankin, Stuart (July 2004). Shipyards, Granaries and Wharves, Maritime Rotherhithe, History Walk B. London: Southwark Council. ISBN   0-905849-37-X. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011.
  2. 1 2 Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 164.
  3. 1 2 Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 168.
  4. ↑ "Sir Tancred Robinson (d. 1754)" . Retrieved 3 December 2013.

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