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On 25 December 1742 ''Sunderland'' was ordered to be taken to pieces for rebuilding as a 58-gun fourth rate to the [[1719 Establishment#1741 proposals|1741 proposals]] of the 1719 Establishment at [[Portsmouth Dockyard]], from where she was relaunched on 4 April 1744.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p172" />
On 25 December 1742 ''Sunderland'' was ordered to be taken to pieces for rebuilding as a 58-gun fourth rate to the [[1719 Establishment#1741 proposals|1741 proposals]] of the 1719 Establishment at [[Portsmouth Dockyard]], from where she was relaunched on 4 April 1744.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p172" />


''Sunderland'' sailed from [[Portsmouth]] on 6 May 1758, bound for [[Chennai|Madras]]. She sailed in convoy with the [[Seventy-four (ship)|74-gun]] {{HMS|Grafton|1750|6}} and the [[East Indiaman]] [[Pitt (c.1750 ship)|''Pitt'']].
On 1 January 1761, ''Sunderland'' was caught in a [[cyclone]] off [[Puducherry|Pondicherry]], [[India]], and foundered, claiming the lives of all aboard her.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p172" /><ref name="SON Sunderland">Ships of the Old Navy, ''Sunderland''.</ref>

On 1 January 1761, ''Sunderland'' was caught in a [[cyclone]] off [[Pondicherry]], [[India]], and foundered. She had been anchored and attempted to go out to sea, but was unable to and so reanchored. The storm overwhelmed her and she foundered six miles north of the anchorage; 376 of her crew died and 17 survived. The same storm claimed four other warships as well. {{HMS|Duc D'Aquitaine|1757|6}} foundered in much the same manner as ''Sunderland'', and with a similar outcome. {{HMS|Newcastle|1750|6}}, {{HMS|Queenborough|1748|6}}, and {{HMS|Protector|1760|6}} were all driven onshore and wrecked.<ref>Hepper (1994), p.44-5.</ref>


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==References==
==References==
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*{{cite book|last=Hepper|first=David J.|year=1994|title=British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650–1859|publisher=Jean Boudriot|location=Rotherfield|isbn=0-948864-30-3}}
*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}}.
*Michael Phillips. [http://www.ageofnelson.org/MichaelPhillips/info.php?ref=5949 ''Sunderland'' (60) (1724)]. Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
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Latest revision as of 18:43, 16 December 2024

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

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Sunderland
Ordered31 March 1721
Builder
Launched30 April 1724
FateFoundered, 1761
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type1719 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen951 (bm)
Length144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam39 ft (11.9 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 5 in (5.0 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 24 × 24-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 9-pounder guns
  • QD: 8 × 6-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns
General characteristics after 1744 rebuild[2]
Class and type1741 proposals 58-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1123 (bm)
Length147 ft (44.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam42 ft (12.8 m)
Depth of hold18 ft 1 in (5.5 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 24 × 24-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 24 × 12-pounder guns
  • QD: 8 × 6-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Sunderland was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the 1719 Establishment at Chatham Dockyard, and launched on 30 April 1724.[1]

On 25 December 1742 Sunderland was ordered to be taken to pieces for rebuilding as a 58-gun fourth rate to the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Portsmouth Dockyard, from where she was relaunched on 4 April 1744.[2]

Sunderland sailed from Portsmouth on 6 May 1758, bound for Madras. She sailed in convoy with the 74-gun HMS Grafton and the East Indiaman Pitt.

On 1 January 1761, Sunderland was caught in a cyclone off Pondicherry, India, and foundered. She had been anchored and attempted to go out to sea, but was unable to and so reanchored. The storm overwhelmed her and she foundered six miles north of the anchorage; 376 of her crew died and 17 survived. The same storm claimed four other warships as well. HMS Duc D'Aquitaine foundered in much the same manner as Sunderland, and with a similar outcome. HMS Newcastle, HMS Queenborough, and HMS Protector were all driven onshore and wrecked.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 170.
  2. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 172.
  3. ^ Hepper (1994), p.44-5.

References

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  • Hepper, David J. (1994). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650–1859. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. ISBN 0-948864-30-3.
  • 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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