HMS Bristol (1711)

HMS Bristol was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 18th century.

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

Plan of Bristol's 1746 rebuild
History
Great Britain
NameBristol
NamesakeBristol
Ordered24 April 1709
BuilderPlymouth Dockyard
Launched8 May 1711
Commissioned1711
FateBroken up, 1768
General characteristics
Class and type1706 Establishment 50-gun, fourth-rate, ship of the line
Tons burthen703 68⁄94 bm
Length130 ft (39.6 m) (Gundeck)
Beam35 ft (10.7 m)
Depth of hold14 ft (4.3 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 50 guns:
  • Gundeck: 22 × 18-pdr cannon
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 9-pdr cannon
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pdr cannon
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdr cannon
General characteristics After 1746 rebuild
Type50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,021 bm
Length146 ft (44.5 m) (Gundeck)
Beam40 ft (12.2 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 10 in (5.1 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 50 guns:
  • Gundeck: 22 × 24-pdr cannon
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 12-pdr cannon
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pdr cannon
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdr cannon
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