HMS St Albans (1706)
HMS St Albans was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Rotherhithe and launched on 10 December 1706.[1]
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Name | HMS St Albans |
Builder | Burchett, Rotherhithe |
Launched | 10 December 1706 |
Fate | Wrecked, 1744 |
General characteristics as built[1] | |
Class and type | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 687 bm |
Length | 130 ft 8 in (39.8 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 34 ft 4 in (10.5 m) |
Depth of hold | 13 ft 7+1⁄2 in (4.2 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
General characteristics after 1718 rebuild[2] | |
Class and type | 1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Length | 130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
Depth of hold | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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General characteristics after 1737 rebuild[3] | |
Class and type | 1733 proposals 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 853 bm |
Length | 134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 38 ft 6 in (11.7 m) |
Depth of hold | 15 ft 9 in (4.8 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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St Albans underwent her first rebuild at Plymouth Dockyard, where she was reconstructed to the dimensions laid out in the 1706 Establishment, and relaunched on 6 March 1718.[2] On 10 September 1734 orders were issued for her to be taken to pieces and rebuilt for a second time at Plymouth, though on this occasion according to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment. She was relaunched on 30 August 1737.[3]
St Albans was wrecked in 1744.[3]
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p166.
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p168.
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p171.
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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