HMS Winchelsea (1740)
HMS Winchelsea was a 20-gun sixth-rate launched in 1740 and in service during the War of the Austrian Succession in Mediterranean, Atlantic and home waters. She was captured by the French in 1758, but was retaken two weeks later. She was broken up in 1761.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Winchelsea |
| Ordered | 13 August 1739 |
| Builder | Robert Carter, Limehouse |
| Laid down | 22 September 1739 |
| Launched | 3 May 1740 |
| Commissioned | June 1740 |
| In service | 1740 |
| Out of service | 1761 |
| Fate | Broken up, Portsmouth Dockyard, 1761 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 20-gun sixth-rate |
| Tons burthen | 44079⁄94 bm |
| Length |
|
| Beam | 30 ft 9 in (9.4 m) |
| Depth of hold | 9 ft 7 in (2.9 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 140 |
| Armament | 20 × 9-pounder guns |
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