HMS Woolwich (1749)
HMS Woolwich was a 44-gun fourth-rate ship of the Royal Navy. She was built by Moody Janverin and John Darley at Bucklers Hard on the Beaulieu River in Hampshire, England and launched 7 March 1749. She took part in the unsuccessful attack on Martinique in January 1759.[1]
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| History | |
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| Name: | Woolwich |
| Builder: | Moody Janverin and John Darley, Bucklers Hard, Hampshire |
| Launched: | 7 March 1749 |
| Fate: | Sold on 30 December 1762 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Fourth rate |
| Tons burthen: | 825 long tons (838.2 t) |
| Length: | 133.5 ft (40.7 m) |
| Beam: | 38 ft (11.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: | 44 guns of various weights of shot |
She was sold on 30 December 1762.
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Plan of the attack against Basseterre by a squadron of Royal Navy ships of war commanded by Commodore Moore on 22 January 1759 - also the encampments of the British. Shows Woolwich as the flagship
References
- Clowes, William Laird (1996) [1900]. The Royal Navy, A History from the Earliest Times to 1900, Volume III. London: Chatham Publishing. p. 201. ISBN 1-86176-012-4.
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
External links
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