HMS Falmouth (1693)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Falmouth.
History
England
Name: HMS Falmouth
Ordered: 1693
Builder: Snelgrove, Deptford
Launched: 25 June 1693
Captured: 1704
Fate: Wrecked 1706
General characteristics [1]
Class & type: 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 610 long tons (619.8 t)
Length: 124 ft (37.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 33 ft 7.5 in (10.2 m)
Depth of hold: 13 ft 8 in (4.2 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament: 50 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Falmouth was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched at Deptford on 25 June 1693.[1]

The ship took part in the Action of August 1702 and on the 4th and 5th days of the action supported Admiral John Benbow attacks when other members of the squadron failed to do so.[2]

Falmouth was captured by the French in 1704[1] and was wrecked in 1706.

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p164.
  2. ↑ Regan, Geoffrey (2001). Geoffrey Regan's Book of Naval Blunders. André Deutsch. p. 146. ISBN 0-233-99978-7.

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.


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