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{{short description|Ship of the line of the Royal Navy}}
{{other ships|HMS Assistance}}

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|Ship country=[[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]]
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|Ship name=HMS ''Assistance''
|Ship ordered=6 August 1745
|Ship builder=Ledger, River Medway
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|Ship launched=22 December 1747
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|Ship fate=Sold, 1773
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|Header caption=<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p173">Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 173.</ref>
|Ship class=[[1745 Establishment]] 50-gun [[fourth rate]] [[ship of the line]]
|Ship tons burthen=1063 bm
|Ship length={{convert|150|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} (gundeck)
|Ship beam={{convert|42|ft|8|in|m|1|abbr=on}}
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|Ship hold depth={{convert|18|ft|6|in|m|1|abbr=on}}
|Ship sail plan=[[Full-rigged ship]]
|Ship propulsion=Sails
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|Ship armament=*50 guns:
*Gundeck: 22 × 24-pounders
*Upper gundeck: 22 × 12-pounders
*Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pounders
*Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounders
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'''HMS ''Assistance''''' was a 50-gun [[fourth rate]] [[ship of the line]] of the [[Royal Navy]], built at a private yard on the [[River Medway]] to the draught specified by the [[1745 Establishment]], and launched on 22 December 1747.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p173" />

''Assistance'' served until 1773, when she was sold out of the navy.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p173" />

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==References==
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*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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{{1745 Establishment ships|1745}}

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