HMS Severn (1747)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Severn.

HMS Severn was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at King's Yard in Harwich by John Barnard as a sister ship to HMS Lichfield (1746) to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 10 July 1747.^[1]

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Severn
Ordered	17 March 1746
Builder	John Barnard, Harwich
Laid down	April 1746
Launched	10 July 1747
Commissioned	July 1747
In service	1747-1749 1752-1756
Fate	Sold, Chatham Dockyard, 1759
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	1745 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Length	150 ft (45.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam	42 ft 8 in (13.0 m)
Depth of hold	18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns: Gundeck: 22 × 24 pdrs Upper gundeck: 22 × 12 pdrs Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

Severn served until 1759, when she was sold out of the navy for only £74.^[1]

Notes

1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p173.

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.