HMS Advice (1745)

HMS Advice was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Southampton to the dimensions laid down in the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment, and launched on 26 February 1745.[1]

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

Body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Advice
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Advice
Ordered30 March 1744
BuilderRowcliffe, Southampton
Launched26 February 1745
FateBroken up, 1756
General characteristics [1]
Class and type1741 proposals 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen983
Length140 ft (42.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam40 ft (12.2 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 2+1⁄2 in (5.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 50 guns:
  • Gundeck: 22 × 24-pounders
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 12-pounders
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pounders
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounders

Advice served until she was broken up in 1756.[1]

Notes
  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 172.

References
  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.


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