HMS Tilbury (1699)
HMS Tilbury was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Chatham Dockyard on 3 September 1699.[1][2]
| History | |
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| Name | HMS Tilbury |
| Ordered | 1695 |
| Builder | Daniel Furzer, Chatham Dockyard |
| Launched | 3 September 1699 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1726 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 69126⁄94 bm |
| Length | 130 ft 1.5 in (39.7 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 34 ft 4 in (10.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 7.5 in (4.2 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
Tilbury served until 1726, when she was broken up.[1]
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p164.
- "British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Tilbury' (1699)". Threedecks. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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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