HMS Milford (1759)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Milford.
HMS Milford was a 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was built at Milford by Richard Chitty and launched in 1759.[1] She was sold for breaking at Woolwich on 17 May 1785.
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Name | HMS Milford |
Ordered | 19 September 1757 |
Builder | Richard Chitty, Milford |
Laid down | November 1757 |
Launched | 20 September 1759 |
Completed | 28 December 1759 |
Commissioned | July 1759 |
Fate | Sold to be taken to pieces at Woolwich 17 May 1785 |
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Class and type | 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 588 72⁄94 bm |
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Beam | 33 ft 9 in (10.3 m) |
Depth of hold | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 200 officers and men |
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