| History | |
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| Name | HMS Aldborough |
| Ordered | 27 April 1727 |
| Builder | Joseph Allin, Master Shipwright, Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Laid down | 29 March 1727 |
| Launched | 21 October 1727 |
| Completed | 12 March 1728 |
| Commissioned | March 1728 |
| Out of service | 31 March 1742 |
| Fate | Broken up, Portsmouth Dockyard |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 20-gun sixth-rate |
| Tons burthen | 374 49/94 bm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 28 ft 4 in (8.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 9 ft 2 in (2.8 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Sail plan | ship-rigged |
| Complement | 140 |
| Armament | 20 × 9-pdrs (upper deck) |
HMS Aldborough was a 20-gun sixth-rate ship of the Royal Navy, built in 1727 according to the 1719 Establishment and in service in the West Indies, the North Sea and the Mediterranean until 1742. The future Admiral, Hugh Palliser, served aboard Aldborough as midshipman at the commencement of his naval career.