HMS Colchester (1707)

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

Plan of Colchester's 1721 rebuild
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Colchester
Builder	Allin, Deptford Dockyard
Launched	13 February 1707
Fate	Broken up, 1742
General characteristics as built
Class and type	50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	682
Length	130 ft 6 in (39.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam	34 ft 5 in (10.5 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 6+1⁄2 in (4.1 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1721 rebuild
Class and type	1719 Establishment 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	756
Length	134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam	36 ft (11.0 m)
Depth of hold	15 ft 2 in (4.6 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns: Gundeck: 22 × 18-pdrs Upper gundeck: 22 × 9-pdrs Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs

HMS Colchester was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Joseph Allin the elder at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 13 February 1707.

She underwent a rebuild at Chatham according to the 1719 Establishment, and was relaunched on 26 October 1721. Colchester served until 1742, when she was broken up.

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.