HMS Devonshire (1745)

HMS Devonshire was a 66-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the dimensions laid out in the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Woolwich Dockyard, and launched on 19 July 1745.[1]

Devonshire shown here at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Devonshire.

1745 plan of the Devonshire
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Devonshire
Ordered25 April 1741
BuilderWoolwich Dockyard
Launched19 July 1745
Honours and
awards		Second Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747
FateBroken up, 1772
General characteristics [1]
Class and type1741 proposals 66-gun third rate ship of the line
Length161 ft (49.1 m) (gundeck)
Beam46 ft (14.0 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 4 in (5.9 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 66 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs

Devonshire served until 1772, when she was broken up.[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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