HMS Worcester (1735)

HMS Worcester was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Portsmouth Dockyard to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment, and launched on 20 December 1735.[1]

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

History
Great Britain
Name: HMS Worcester
Ordered: 4 September 1733
Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard
Launched: 20 December 1735
Fate: Broken up, 1765
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: 1733 proposals 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1061 (bm)
Length: 144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 41 ft 5 in (12.6 m)
Depth of hold: 16 ft 11 in (5.2 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament:
  • 60 guns:
  • Gundeck: 24 × 24-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 9-pounder guns
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pounder guns
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounder guns

She took part in the battle of Portobello under captain Perry Main in 1739.

Worcester was broken up in 1765.[1]

Notes
  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 171.

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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