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HMS Worcester

Survived

Type	Ship of the line
Rate	Third rate
Guns	64
War	American War of Independence

64-gun ship, in all five battles with Suffren. Hulked in 1788 and broken up at Deptford in 1816.

'Worcester' (1769); 'Stirling Castle' (1775); 'Lion' (1777) [alternative spelling: Lyon] Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Worcester' (1769), 'Stirling Castle' (1775), and 'Lion' (1777), all 64-gun Third Rate, two-deckers. 'Worcester' (1769); 'S Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

64 guns

Gundeck: 26 × 24 pdrs
Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs
Quarterdeck: 10 × 4 pdrs
Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs

Builder	Portsmouth Dockyard
Laid down	6 May 1766
Launched	17 October 1769
Length	159 ft (48 m) (gundeck)

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

Career

Launched

17 October 1769

First Battle of Ushant

Survived

27 July 1778

Battle of Sadras

Survived

17 February 1782

Battle of Providien

Survived

12 April 1782

Battle of Negapatam

Survived

6 July 1782

Battle of Trincomalee

Survived

3 September 1782

Battle of Cuddalore

Survived

20 June 1783

Fate

Survived

Broken up, 1816