HMS Chatham (1758)

His Majesty's Ship Chatham of 50 guns in the 1770s. Commanded by Vice Admiral William Perry. Captain James Worth, a watercolour by Robert Raymond, her Warrant Officer.
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Chatham
Ordered8 November 1752
BuilderPortsmouth Dockyard
Launched25 April 1758
FateBroken up, 1814
General characteristics [1]
Class and type1752 amendments 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1052 (bm)
Length147 ft (44.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam40 ft 3 in (12.3 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 8 in (5.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 22 × 24-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 12-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Chatham was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Joseph Allin and built by his son Edward Allin at Portsmouth Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1752, and launched on 25 April 1758.[1]

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, Vol. 1, p. 174.