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.
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Name | HMS Jersey |
Ordered | 1695 |
Builder | Moore & Nye, East Cowes |
Launched | 24 November 1698 |
Fate | Sunk, 1763 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 677 |
Length | 132 ft 1 in (40.3 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 34 ft 2 in (10.4 m) |
Depth of hold | 13 ft 8 in (4.2 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 50 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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