HMS Worcester (1735)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Worcester
Ordered	4 September 1733
Builder	Portsmouth Dockyard
Launched	20 December 1735
Fate	Broken up, 1765
General characteristics
Class and type	1733 proposals 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1061 (bm)
Length	144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam	41 ft 5 in (12.6 m)
Depth of hold	16 ft 11 in (5.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	60 guns:; Gundeck: 24 × 24-pounder guns; Upper gundeck: 26 × 9-pounder guns; Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pounder guns; Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounder guns;

HMS Worcester was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Portsmouth Dockyard to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment, and launched on 20 December 1735.^[1]

She took part in the battle of Portobello under Captain in 1739.

Worcester was broken up in 1765.^[1]

Notes[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 171.

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[]

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History

Great Britain
Name	HMS Worcester
Ordered	4 September 1733
Builder	Portsmouth Dockyard
Launched	20 December 1735
Fate	Broken up, 1765
General characteristics ^[1]
Class and type	1733 proposals 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1061 (bm)
Length	144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam	41 ft 5 in (12.6 m)
Depth of hold	16 ft 11 in (5.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	60 guns: Gundeck: 24 × 24-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 26 × 9-pounder guns Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pounder guns Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounder guns