HMS Chester (1708)

HMS Chester was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard to the 1706 Establishment of dimensions, and launched on 18 October 1708. Chester was placed on harbour service in 1743 and was broken up in 1749.

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

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Chester
BuilderRosewell, Chatham Dockyard
Launched18 October 1708
FateBroken up, 1749
General characteristics
Class and type1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen704 bm
Length130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam35 ft (10.7 m)
Depth of hold14 ft (4.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 50 guns:
  • Gundeck: 22 × 18 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 9 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

Chester along with HMS Canterbury, during the War of Jenkins' Ear captured the Spanish Caracca St Joseph on 23 September 1739. The St.Joseph was probably the most valuable single prize of the war.

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