HMS Victory (1737)

HMS Victory was a 100-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the dimensions of the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Portsmouth Dockyard, and launched on 23 February 1737.

'Loss of HMS 'Victory', 4 October 1744' by Peter Monamy
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Victory
Ordered11 September 1733
BuilderPortsmouth Dockyard
Laid down1736
Launched23 February 1737
FateWrecked, 4/5 October 1744
General characteristics
Class and type1733 proposals 100-gun first rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1921 bm
Length174 ft (53 m) gundeck
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draught18 ft (5.5 m)
Depth of hold20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
ComplementAround 900
Armament
  • 100 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 42 pdrs
  • Middle gundeck: 28 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 12 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 12 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 6 pdrs
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