HMS Worcester was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Joseph Allin the younger at Portsmouth Dockyard to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment, and launched on 20 December 1735.[1]
| History | |
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| Name | HMS Worcester |
| Ordered | 4 September 1733 |
| Builder | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Launched | 20 December 1735 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1765 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 1733 proposals 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1061 (bm) |
| Length | 144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 41 ft 5 in (12.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 16 ft 11 in (5.2 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
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She took part in the battle of Portobello under Captain Perry Mayne in 1739.
Worcester was broken up in 1765.[1]
Notes
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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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