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Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
For other ships with the same name, see
HMS Ruby.
Plan of the Ruby
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History |
Great Britain |
Name | HMS Ruby |
Ordered | 30 September 1743 |
Builder | Ewer, Bursledon |
Launched | 3 August 1745 |
Fate | Broken up, 1765 |
General characteristics
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Class and type |
1741 proposals 50-gun
fourth rate
ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 988 68⁄94 (
bm) |
Length | 140 ft (42.7 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 40 ft (12.2 m) |
Depth of hold | 17 ft 2+1⁄2 in (5.2 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan |
Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
- 50 guns:
- Gundeck: 22 × 24 pdrs
- Upper gundeck: 22 × 12 pdrs
- Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs
- Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs
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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]
Ruby was broken up in 1765.
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[2]
Notes
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a
b
c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p172.
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^ 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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