In 1774, a chest containing perhaps as much as 400 lb (180 kg) of gunpowder exploded during saluting, killing eleven and injuring 34, and causing the marine drummer sitting on the chest to be blown overboard. The marine reportedly suffered no injuries as a result.[3] In 1775 Kent was briefly under the command of John Jervis.[4]
She was sold out of the service at Plymouth in 1784 for £600.[1]
kent, 1762, other, ships, with, same, name, kent, kent, bellona, class, third, rate, ship, line, royal, navy, designed, thomas, slade, built, adam, hayes, deptford, dockyard, launched, march, 1762, kent, flying, white, ensign, including, 1801, union, flag, fro. For other ships with the same name see HMS Kent HMS Kent was a 74 gun Bellona class third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy designed by Sir Thomas Slade and built by Adam Hayes at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 23 March 1762 1 HMS Kent flying the White Ensign including the pre 1801 Union Flag from The Fleet Offshore 1780 1790 a piece of anonymous folk art now at Compton Verney Art Gallery History Great Britain NameHMS Kent Ordered20 March 1759 BuilderDeptford Dockyard Launched23 March 1762 FateSold out of the service 1784 General characteristics 1 Class and typeBellona class ship of the line Tons burthen1 61725 94 bm Length168 ft 51 m gundeck Beam46 ft 9 in 14 25 m Draught21 ft 6 in 6 55 m Depth of hold19 ft 9 in 6 02 m PropulsionSails Sail planFull rigged ship Armament74 guns Gundeck 28 32 pdrs Upper gundeck 28 18 pdrs Quarterdeck 14 9 pdrs Forecastle 4 9 pdrs Contents 1 Service history 2 Notable Commanders 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksService history editShe was launched at a cost of 40 000 2 In 1774 a chest containing perhaps as much as 400 lb 180 kg of gunpowder exploded during saluting killing eleven and injuring 34 and causing the marine drummer sitting on the chest to be blown overboard The marine reportedly suffered no injuries as a result 3 In 1775 Kent was briefly under the command of John Jervis 4 She was sold out of the service at Plymouth in 1784 for 600 1 Notable Commanders editCaptain Robert Faulknor 1762 3 Captain Edward Vernon briefly in 1763 Captain Charles Fielding 1772 to 1775 Captain John Jervis briefly in 1775 Captain James Cook 1775Notes edit a b c Lavery Ships of the Line vol 1 p176 British Third Rate ship of the line Kent 1762 Ships of the Old Navy Kent Winfield 2007 p 332References editLavery Brian 2003 The Ship of the Line Volume 1 The development of the battlefleet 1650 1850 Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 252 8 Michael Phillips Kent 74 1762 Michael Phillips Ships of the Old Navy Retrieved 15 November 2008 Winfield Rif 2007 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 to 1792 London Seaforth Publishing ISBN 9781844157006 External links edit nbsp Media related to HMS Kent ship 1762 at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This article about a ship of the line of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Kent 1762 amp oldid 1167687388, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
