HMS Grafton (1750)

HMS Grafton was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Portsmouth Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 29 March 1750. The ship served in the failed Louisbourg Expedition (1757).

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

"HMS Grafton after the storm off Louisbourg, 1757."
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Grafton
Ordered28 August 1744 & 6 August 1745
BuilderPeirson Lock, Portsmouth Dockyard
Laid down11 September 1745
Launched29 March 1750
CommissionedFebruary 1755
In service1755–1763
FateSold at Chatham Dockyard, 1767
General characteristics
Class and type1745 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,414 56⁄94(bm)
Length
  • 160 ft 0 in (48.8 m) (gundeck)
  • 131 ft 4 in (40.0 m) (keel)
Beam45 ft 4 in (13.8 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 4 in (5.9 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement520
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