HMS Colchester (1707)
HMS Colchester was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Joseph Allin the elder at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 13 February 1707.
Plan of Colchester's 1721 rebuild | |
| History | |
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| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Colchester |
| Builder | Allin, Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched | 13 February 1707 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1742 |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Class and type | 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 682 |
| Length | 130 ft 6 in (39.8 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 34 ft 5 in (10.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 6+1⁄2 in (4.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1721 rebuild | |
| Class and type | 1719 Establishment 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 756 |
| Length | 134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 36 ft (11.0 m) |
| Depth of hold | 15 ft 2 in (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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She underwent a rebuild at Chatham according to the 1719 Establishment, and was relaunched on 26 October 1721. Colchester served until 1742, when she was broken up.
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