HMS Rippon (1758)

HMS Rippon was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Joseph Allin and built by Israel Pownoll at Woolwich Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1752, and launched on 20 January 1758.

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

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Rippon
Ordered8 November 1752
BuilderWoolwich Dockyard
Launched20 January 1758
FateBroken up, 1808
General characteristics
Class and type1752 amendments 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1242 (bm)
Length155 ft (47.2 m) (gundeck)
Beam42 ft 5 in (12.9 m)
Depth of hold18 ft 7 in (5.7 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 24 × 24-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 12-pounder guns
  • QD: 8 × 6-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns
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