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|Ship country=[[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]] |
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|Ship name=HMS ''Assistance'' |
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|Ship ordered=6 August 1745 |
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|Ship fate=Sold, 1773 |
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Latest revision as of 07:12, 29 July 2023
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| Name | HMS Assistance |
| Ordered | 6 August 1745 |
| Builder | Ledger, River Medway |
| Launched | 22 December 1747 |
| Fate | Sold, 1773 |
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| Class and type | 1745 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1063 bm |
| Length | 150 ft (45.7 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 42 ft 8 in (13.0 m) |
| Depth of hold | 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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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.[1]
Assistance served until 1773, when she was sold out of the navy.[1]
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[edit]References
[edit]- 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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