.jpg.webp) Woolwich | |
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Woolwich |
| Builder | Moody Janverin and John Darley, Bucklers Hard, Hampshire |
| Launched | 7 March 1749 |
| Fate | Sold on 30 December 1762 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fourth rate |
| Tons burthen | 825 bm |
| Length | 133.5 ft (40.7 m) |
| Beam | 38 ft (11.6 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 44 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.
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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
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
External links
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