HMS Lichfield (1695)
HMS Lichfield was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Portsmouth Dockyard and launched on 4 February 1695.
Lichfield, plan of the 1730 rebuild | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Lichfield |
| Ordered | 16 November 1693 |
| Builder | William Stignant, Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Launched | 4 February 1695 |
| Out of service | February 1715 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1744 |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Class and type | 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 682 |
| Length | 130 ft 3 in (39.7 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 34 ft 7.5 in (10.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 6 in (4.1 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1730 rebuild | |
| Class and type | 1719 Establishment 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 756 |
| Length | 134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 36 ft (11.0 m) |
| Depth of hold | 15 ft 2 in (4.6 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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She underwent a rebuild according to the 1719 Establishment at Plymouth, and was relaunched on 25 March 1730. Lichfield continued in service until 1744, when she was broken up.
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