HMS Ruby (1745)

HMS Ruby was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Bursledon in Hampshire to the dimensions specified in the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment, and launched on 3 August 1745.[1]

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

Plan of the Ruby
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Ruby
Ordered30 September 1743
BuilderEwer, Bursledon
Launched3 August 1745
FateBroken up, 1765
General characteristics [1]
Class and type1741 proposals 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen988 68⁄94 (bm)
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 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 12 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

Ruby was broken up in 1765.[1][2]

Notes
  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p172.
  2. Ships of the Old Navy, Liste of ships (R).

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.
  • Michael Phillips. Liste of ships: (R). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 10 August 2008.


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