HMS Plymouth (1708)

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

Plan of the 1722 conversion
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Plymouth
Builder	Lock, Devonport Dockyard (then called Plymouth-Dock)
Launched	25 May 1708
Fate	Broken up, 1764
General characteristics as built
Class and type	1706 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	922 (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 (GD): 24 × 24-pounder guns Upper gundeck (UGD): 26 × 9-pounder guns QD: 8 × 6-pounder guns Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns
General characteristics after 1722 rebuild
Class and type	1719 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	954 (bm)
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: GD: 24 × 24-pounder guns UGD: 26 × 9-pounder guns QD: 8 × 6-pounder guns Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Plymouth was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Devonport Dockyard (Devonport then known as Plymouth-Dock) to the 1706 Establishment of dimensions, and launched on 25 May 1708.

Orders were issued on 26 May 1720 directing Plymouth to be taken to pieces and rebuilt according to the 1719 Establishment at Chatham, from where she was relaunched on 2 August 1722. Plymouth remained in service until she was broken up in 1764.

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.

External links

• Media related to HMS Plymouth (ship, 1708) at Wikimedia Commons