HMS Dublin (1757)
HMS Dublin was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 6 May 1757 at Deptford.[1]
| History | |
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| Name | HMS Dublin |
| Ordered | 26 August 1755 |
| Builder | Deptford dockyard |
| Laid down | 18 November 1755 |
| Launched | 6 May 1757 |
| Commissioned | April 1757 |
| Decommissioned | February 1783 |
| Out of service | 13 May 1784 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1784 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Dublin-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 156263⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 165 ft 6 in (50.44 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 46 ft 6 in (14.17 m) |
| Depth of hold | 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
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Dublin the flagship of Andrew Rollo, 5th Lord Rollo at Roseau, Dominica on 6 June 1761
Shown here as a member Sir George Pocock's Blue Squadron, circa 1762
She was broken up in 1784.[1]
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 176.
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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