HMS Sunderland (1694)
HMS Sunderland was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Southampton on 17 March 1694.[1]
| History | |
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| Name | HMS Sunderland |
| Builder | Winter, Southampton |
| Launched | 17 March 1694 |
| Fate | Sunk as a foundation, 1737 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 915 |
| Length | 145 ft 2 in (44.2 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 37 ft 10 in (11.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 15 ft 10 in (4.8 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 60 guns of various weights of shot |
Sunderland was hulked in 1715, and sunk as part of the foundation of a breakwater in 1737.[1]
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p163.
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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