HMS Tilbury (1733)

HMS Tilbury was a 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard to the dimensions of the 1719 Establishment, and launched on 2 June 1733.[1]

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

History
Great Britain
Name: HMS Tilbury
Ordered: 15 December 1726
Builder: Chatham Dockyard
Launched: 2 June 1733
Fate: Burnt, 1742
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: 1719 Establishment 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 962
Length: 144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 39 ft (11.9 m)
Depth of hold: 16 ft 5 in (5.0 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament:
  • 60 guns:
  • Gundeck: 24 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 9 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

The Tilbury was part of Vice-Admiral Edward Vernon's fleet and took part in the expedition to Cartagena de Indias during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

Tilbury was accidentally burnt in 1742.[1][2]

Notes
  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p170.
  2. Ships of the Old Navy, Tilbury.
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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.
  • Michael Phillips. Tilbury (60) (1733). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 1 August 2008.


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