&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Harwich_(1743);_Colchester_(1744)_RMG_J4058.jpg) Colchester
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| Name | HMS Colchester |
| Ordered | 6 September 1742 |
| Builder | Barnard, Harwich |
| Launched | 14 August 1744 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 21 October 1744 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 1741 proposals 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 976 |
| Length | 140 ft (42.7 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 40 ft (12.2 m) |
| Depth of hold | 17 ft 2+1⁄2 in (5.2 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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HMS Colchester was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at King's Yard in Harwich by John Barnard according to the dimensions specified in the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment, and launched on 14 August 1744.[1]