HMS Suffolk (1765)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Suffolk.
HMS Suffolk was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 22 February 1765 at Rotherhithe. She was designed by William Bateley, based on the principles of his earlier HMS Fame, and was the only ship built to her draught.[1]
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Name | HMS Suffolk |
Ordered | 8 January 1761 |
Builder | Randall, Rotherhithe |
Launched | 22 February 1765 |
Fate | Broken up, 1803 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 74-gun third rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1616 (bm) |
Length | 168 ft 1+1⁄2 in (51.2 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 46 ft 9+5⁄8 in (14.3 m) |
Depth of hold | 20 ft 2+1⁄2 in (6.2 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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