HMS Dunkirk (1754)
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| Name: | HMS Dunkirk |
| Ordered: | 12 July 1750 |
| Builder: | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched: | 22 July 1754 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1792 |
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| Class and type: | 1750 amendments 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,246 long tons (1,266.0 t) |
| Length: | 153 ft 6 in (46.8 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 42 ft 5 in (12.9 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
60 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Dunkirk.
HMS Dunkirk was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Woolwich Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1750, and launched on 22 July 1754.[1]
Dunkirk was placed on harbour service in 1778, and eventually sold out of the navy in 1792.[1]
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[edit] References
- 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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