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Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
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History |
Great Britain |
Name | HMS Tilbury |
Ordered | 15 December 1726 |
Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
Launched | 2 June 1733 |
Fate | Burnt, 1742 |
General characteristics
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Class and type |
1719 Establishment 60-gun
fourth-rate
ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 962 |
Length | 144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 39 ft (11.9 m) |
Depth of hold | 16 ft 5 in (5.0 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan |
Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
- 60 guns:
- Gundeck: 24 × 24 pdrs
- Upper gundeck: 26 × 9 pdrs
- Quarterdeck: 8 × 6 pdrs
- Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs
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HMS Tilbury was a 60-gun
fourth-rate
ship of the line of the
Royal Navy, built at
Chatham Dockyard to the dimensions of the
1719 Establishment, and launched on 2 June 1733.
[1]
The Tilbury was part of Vice-Admiral
Edward Vernon's fleet and took part in the
expedition to Cartagena de Indias during the
War of Jenkins' Ear.
Tilbury was accidentally burnt in 1742.
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[2]
Notes
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b
c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p170.
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^ Ships of the Old Navy, Tilbury.
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.
Tilbury (60) (1733). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
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