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HMS Nonsuch (1741)

HMS Nonsuch was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Rotherhithe, and launched on 29 December 1741.[1]

Drawing showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for the Nonsuch
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Nonsuch
Ordered28 April 1740
BuilderQuallet, Rotherhithe
Launched29 December 1741
FateBroken up, 1766
General characteristics [1]
Class and type1733 proposals 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen852
Length134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam38 ft 6 in (11.7 m)
Depth of hold15 ft 9 in (4.8 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 50 guns:
  • Gundeck: 22 × 18 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 9 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

Nonsuch served until 1766, when she was broken up.[1]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 171.

References edit

  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.

External links edit

  •   Media related to HMS Nonsuch (1741) at Wikimedia Commons


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