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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.
'''HMS ''Woolwich''''' was a 44-gun [[fifth-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 [[Invasion of Martinique (1759)|attack on Martinique]] in January 1759.<ref>{{cite book|last = Clowes|first = William Laird|year = 1996|orig-year= 1900|title = The Royal Navy, A History from the Earliest Times to 1900, Volume III|page=201|publisher = Chatham Publishing|location = London|isbn = 1-86176-012-4}}</ref>


She was sold on 30 December 1762.
She was sold on 30 December 1762.
[[File:Plan of the attack against Basseterre on the island of Guadeloupe by a squadron of his Majesty&#039;s ships of war commanded by Commodore Moore on ye 22d Jan. 1759 - also the incampments of the British (17727584474).jpg|thumb|Plan of the attack against Basseterre by a squadron of Royal Navy ships of war commanded by [[Sir John Moore, 1st Baronet|Commodore Moore]] on 22 January 1759 - also the encampments of the British. Shows ''Woolwich'' as the flagship]]


==Citations==
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==References==
==References==
*{{Colledge}}
* {{Cite Colledge2006}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|HMS Woolwich (ship, 1749)}}


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Woolwich
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameWoolwich
BuilderMoody Janverin and John Darley, Bucklers Hard, Hampshire
Launched7 March 1749
FateSold on 30 December 1762
General characteristics
TypeFourth rate
Tons burthen825 bm
Length133.5 ft (40.7 m)
Beam38 ft (11.6 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament44 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Woolwich was a 44-gun fifth-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]

She was sold on 30 December 1762.

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

Citations

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  1. ^ 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.

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