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HMS St Albans (1706)

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Ship of the line of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, see HMS St Albans.

Saint Albans, plans of the 1737 rebuild
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS St Albans
BuilderBurchett, Rotherhithe
Launched10 December 1706
FateWrecked, 1744
General characteristics as built
Class and type50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen687 bm
Length130 ft 8 in (39.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam34 ft 4 in (10.5 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 7+1⁄2 in (4.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament50 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1718 rebuild
Class and type1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Length130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam35 ft (10.7 m)
Depth of hold14 ft (4.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 50 guns:
  • Gundeck: 22 × 18-pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 9-pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs
General characteristics after 1737 rebuild
Class and type1733 proposals 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen853 bm
Length134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam38 ft 6 in (11.7 m)
Depth of hold15 ft 9 in (4.8 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 50 guns:
  • Gundeck: 22 × 18-pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 9-pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs

HMS St Albans was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Rotherhithe and launched on 10 December 1706.

St Albans underwent her first rebuild at Plymouth Dockyard, where she was reconstructed to the dimensions laid out in the 1706 Establishment, and relaunched on 6 March 1718. On 10 September 1734 orders were issued for her to be taken to pieces and rebuilt for a second time at Plymouth, though on this occasion according to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment. She was relaunched on 30 August 1737.

St Albans was wrecked in 1744.

Notes

  1. ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 166.
  2. ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 168.
  3. ^ 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.

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