HMS Chester (1691)

HMS Chester was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched 21 March 1691 at Woolwich Dockyard.[1]

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Chester.

History
Great Britain
Name:	HMS Chester
Builder:	Lawrence, Woolwich Dockyard
Launched:	21 March 1691
Captured:	1707
General characteristics [1]
Class and type:	50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen:	663
Length:	125 ft 1 in (38.1 m) (gundeck)
Beam:	34 ft 4 in (10.5 m)
Depth of hold:	13 ft 10.25 in (4.2 m)
Propulsion:	Sails
Sail plan:	Full rigged ship
Armament:	50 guns of various weights of shot

She was captured by the French at the Battle at The Lizard on 21 October 1707.[1]

See also

• List of ships captured in the 18th century

Notes

1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 164.

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.