HMS Jersey (1698)

HMS Jersey was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, and launched on 24 November 1698.

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Jersey
Ordered1695
BuilderMoore & Nye, East Cowes
Launched24 November 1698
FateSunk, 1763
General characteristics
Class and type50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen677
Length132 ft 1 in (40.3 m) (gundeck)
Beam34 ft 2 in (10.4 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 8 in (4.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament50 guns of various weights of shot

She was converted to serve as a hulk in 1731, and was sunk in 1763.

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