History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Anglesea
Ordered1693
BuilderWaffe, Plymouth Dockyard
Launched1694
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen620 tons bm
Length125 ft (38.1 m) (gundeck)
Beam33 ft 2 in (10.1 m)
Depth of hold14 ft (4.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament50 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1725 rebuild
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship

HMS Anglesea (referred to as HMS Anglesey on occasion) was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Plymouth Dockyard in 1694.[1]

Anglesea was one of four ships sent to Madagascar on an anti-piracy mission under Thomas Warren in 1699.[2]

Anglesea was reduced to a fifth rate in 1719, and underwent a rebuild in 1725.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 164.
  2. Grey, Charles (1933). Pirates of the Eastern Seas (1618-1723) A Lurid page of History. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. p. 220.

References

  • 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.


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