HMS Anson (1747)

HMS Anson was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Bursledon by Philemon Ewer[2] to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 10 October 1747.[1]

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

Anson
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Anson
Ordered6 August 1745
BuilderEwer, Bursledon
Launched10 October 1747
FateSold, 1773
General characteristics [1]
Class and type1745 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Length150 ft (45.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam42 ft 8 in (13.0 m)
Depth of hold18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 60 guns:
  • Gundeck: 24 × 24-pounders
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounders
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pounders
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounders

Anson served until 1773, when she was sold out of the navy.[1]

Today, a model of the ship appears on a monument to Ewer in Bursledon parish church.[2]

Notes
  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p173.
  2. British History Online, Bursledon.

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.
  • William Page (editor) (1908) 'Parishes: Bursledon', A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 3 (1908), pp. 283-84. British History Online. Retrieved 29 June 2007.


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