HMS Gloucester (1709)

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

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Gloucester
Builder	Burchett, Rotherhithe
Launched	25 July 1709
Captured	26 October 1709, by the French
France
Acquired	26 October 1709
General characteristics
Class and type	1706 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	923 bm
Length	144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam	38 ft (11.6 m)
Depth of hold	15 ft 8 in (4.8 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

HMS Gloucester was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Rotherhithe according to the 1706 Establishment, and launched on 25 July 1709.

Gloucester's career with the Royal Navy was brief, for on 26 October 1709, she was captured by French forces off Cape Clear Island.

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.
• Michael Phillips. Gloucester (60) (1709). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 30 July 2008.