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St Albans

HMS St Albans

Survived

Royal Navy

TypeShip of the line
RateThird rate
Guns64 guns
WarAmerican War of Independence

64-gun ship, at St Lucia, St Kitts and the Saintes. Broken up in 1814.

'Augusta' (1763); 'Saint Albans' (1764) Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for 'Augusta' (1763) and 'Saint Albans' (1764), both 64-gun Third Rate, two-deckers. Signed by Thomas Slade [Surveyor of the Navy, 1755-1771]. 'Augusta' Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

64 guns

  • Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounders
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounders
  • QD: 10 × 4-pounders
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounders
BuilderPerry, Blackwall Yard
Launched12 September 1764
Length159 ft (48 m) (gundeck)

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

Career

Launched

12 September 1764

15 December 1778

25–26 January 1782

12 April 1782

Fate

Survived

Broken up, 1814