HMS Tilbury (1733)

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

HMS Tilbury was a 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard to the dimensions of the 1719 Establishment, and launched on 2 June 1733.^[1]

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Tilbury
Ordered	15 December 1726
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Launched	2 June 1733
Fate	Burnt, 1742
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	1719 Establishment 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	962
Length	144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam	39 ft (11.9 m)
Depth of hold	16 ft 5 in (5.0 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	60 guns: Gundeck: 24 × 24-pdrs Upper gundeck: 26 × 9-pdrs Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs

The Tilbury was part of Vice-Admiral Edward Vernon's fleet and took part in the expedition to Cartagena de Indias during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

Tilbury was accidentally burnt in 1742.^[1][2]

Notes

1. Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 170.
2. Ships of the Old Navy, Tilbury.

References

• Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
• Michael Phillips. Tilbury (60) (1733). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 1 August 2008.