HMS Severn (1747)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Severn
Ordered	17 March 1746
Builder	John Barnard, Harwich
Laid down	April 1746
Launched	10 July 1747
Commissioned	July 1747
In service	1747-1749 1752-1756
Fate	Sold, Chatham Dockyard, 1759
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	1745 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Length	150 ft (45.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam	42 ft 8 in (13.0 m)
Depth of hold	18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns: Gundeck: 22 × 24 pdrs Upper gundeck: 22 × 12 pdrs Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

HMS Severn was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Harwich to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 10 July 1747.^[1]

Severn served until 1759, when she was sold out of the navy.^[1]

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