HMS Baltimore (1742)

History
Name: HMS Baltimore
Builder: Deptford Dockyard
Launched: 1742
Fate: Sold 1762
General characteristics
Propulsion: Sails
Complement: 110 men and boys
Armament: 14 × 4-pounder guns

HMS Baltimore was a Royal Navy sloop-of-war launched in 1742, designed by and named after Lord Baltimore who at the time was a Lord of the Admiralty .

As launched, the Baltimore had bilander rig, but in 1743 she was fitted with a conventional snow rig. Although her sides were pierced for 18 guns, she actually carried 14 four-pounders. In 1758 she was converted to a bomb vessel.

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, November 04, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.