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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 1773.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p173" />
'''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" />
''Assistance'' served until 1773, when she was sold out of the navy.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p173" />
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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.
*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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Latest revision as of 07:12, 29 July 2023

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

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Assistance
Ordered6 August 1745
BuilderLedger, River Medway
Launched22 December 1747
FateSold, 1773
General characteristics [1]
Class and type1745 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1063 bm
Length150 ft (45.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam42 ft 8 in (13.0 m)
Depth of hold18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 50 guns:
  • Gundeck: 22 × 24-pounders
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 12-pounders
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pounders
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounders

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.[1]

Assistance served until 1773, when she was sold out of the navy.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 173.

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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