HMS Kent (1762)
HMS Kent flying the White Ensign (including the pre-1801 Union Flag), from 'The Fleet Offshore' (1780–1790), a piece of anonymous folk art now at Compton Verney Art Gallery.
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History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Kent |
Ordered | 20 March 1759 |
Builder | Deptford Dockyard |
Launched | 23 March 1762 |
Fate | Sold out of the service, 1784 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Bellona-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1,61725⁄94 (bm) |
Length | 168 ft (51 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
Draught | 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) |
Depth of hold | 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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HMS Kent was a 74-gun Bellona-class third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 23 March 1762 at Deptford Dockyard.[1]
In 1774, a chest containing perhaps as much as 400 lb (180 kg) of gunpowder exploded during saluting, killing eleven and injuring dozens more, and causing the marine drummer sitting on the chest to be blown overboard. The marine reportedly suffered no injuries as a result.[2] In 1775 Kent was briefly under the command of John Jervis.[3]
She was sold out of the service in 1784.[1]
Notes[]
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. Kent (74) (1762). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
- Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714 to 1792. London: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781844157006.
External links[]
- Media related to HMS Kent (ship, 1762) at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Ships of the line of the Royal Navy
- Bellona-class ships of the line
- 1762 ships
- Non-combat internal explosions on warships
- United Kingdom ship of the line stubs