HMS Falmouth (1752)

HMS Falmouth was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line built for the Royal Navy during the 1750s. She participated in the Seven Years' War and was badly damaged during the Battle of Manila in 1762 and was abandoned as unseaworthy in the East Indies in 1765.

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

History
Great Britain
NameFalmouth
NamesakeFalmouth
Ordered15 November 1745
BuilderWoolwich Dockyard
Launched7 December 1752
FateAbandoned, Batavia, on 16 January 1765
General characteristics
Class and type1745 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,04657⁄94 (bm)
Length144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam41 ft 2 in (12.5 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 8 in (5.4 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement350
Armament
  • 50 guns:
  • Gundeck: 22 × 24-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 12-pounder guns
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pounder guns
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounder guns
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