HMS Chester (1691)
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Name | HMS Chester |
Builder | Lawrence, Woolwich Dockyard |
Launched | 21 March 1691 |
Captured | 1707 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 663 |
Length | 125 ft 1 in (38.1 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 34 ft 4 in (10.5 m) |
Depth of hold | 13 ft 10.25 in (4.2 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS Chester was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched 21 March 1691 at Woolwich Dockyard.[1]
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She was captured by the French at the Battle at The Lizard on 21 October 1707.[1]
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[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.