HMS Gloucester (1745)

HMS Gloucester was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line built for the Royal Navy in the 1740s. She participated in the 1740–48 War of the Austrian Succession, capturing four French privateers. The ship was broken up in 1764.

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

Gloucester
History
Great Britain
NameGloucester
NamesakeGloucester
Ordered15 June 1743
BuilderWhetstone & Grenville, Rotherhithe
Laid down12 July 1743
Launched23 March 1745
Completed10 May 1745
CommissionedMarch 1745
Honours and
awards		Second Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747
FateBroken up, 13 February 1764
General characteristics
Class and type1741 revisions 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen98567⁄94 bm
Length140 ft 8.5 in (42.9 m) (Gundeck)
Beam40 ft 2.5 in (12.3 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 2.5 in (5.2 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement300
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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