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Kingston

HMS Kingston

Survived

Royal Navy

TypeShip of the line
RateFourth rate
Guns60 guns
WarsWar of the Austrian Succession, Seven Years' War

Ship of the line at Minorca and Quiberon Bay.

Kingston (1719) Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board outline with some detail, sheer lines with inboard detail, and a basic longitudinal half-breadth for Kingston (1719), a 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. Signed by John Naish [Master Shipwright, Portsmouth Dockyard, 1715-1726 (died D Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 60 guns of various weights of shot
BuilderFrame, Hull
Laid down1665
Launched13 March 1697
Length145 ft (44.2 m) (gundeck)

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

13 March 1697

22 February 1744 · War of the Austrian Succession

20 May 1756 · Seven Years' War

William Parry

20 November 1759 · Seven Years' War

Thomas Shirley

Fate

Survived

Sunk in battle on 6 January 1763 whilst serving as the privateer Lord Clive