HMS Victory (1737)
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For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named HMS Victory.
HMS Victory was a 100-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the dimensions of the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Portsmouth Dockyard, and launched on 23 February 1737.[1]
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'Loss of HMS 'Victory', 4 October 1744' by Peter Monamy | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Victory |
Ordered | 11 September 1733 |
Builder | Portsmouth Dockyard |
Laid down | 1736 |
Launched | 23 February 1737 |
Fate | Wrecked, 4/5 October 1744 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 1733 proposals 100-gun first rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1921 bm |
Length | 174 ft (53 m) gundeck |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draught | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
Depth of hold | 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | Around 900 |
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