HMS Anson (1747)

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

HMS Anson was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Bursledon by Philemon Ewer^[2] to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 10 October 1747.^[1]

Anson
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Anson
Ordered	6 August 1745
Builder	Ewer, Bursledon
Launched	10 October 1747
Fate	Sold, 1773
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	1745 Establishment 60-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	60 guns: Gundeck: 24 × 24-pounders Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounders Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pounders Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounders

Anson served until 1773, when she was sold out of the navy.^[1]

Today, a model of the ship appears on a monument to Ewer in Bursledon parish church.^[2]