HMS Advice (1745)
_RMG_J3579.jpg) Body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Advice
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Advice |
| Ordered | 30 March 1744 |
| Builder | Rowcliffe, Southampton |
| Launched | 26 February 1745 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1756 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 1741 proposals 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 983 |
| Length | 140 ft (42.7 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 40 ft (12.2 m) |
| Depth of hold | 17 ft 2 1⁄2 in (5.2 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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HMS Advice was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Southampton to the dimensions laid down in the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment, and launched on 26 February 1745.[1]
Advice served until she was broken up in 1756.[1]
Notes
[edit]References
[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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