HMS Falmouth (1708)

History
Great Britain
Name	Falmouth
Ordered	8 February 1707
Builder	Stacey, Woolwich Dockyard
Launched	26 February 1708
Fate	Broken up, 1747
General characteristics (as built)[1]
Class and type	1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	70045⁄94 (bm)
Length	130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam	35 ft 1 in (10.7 m)
Depth of hold	14 ft (4.3 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	195–280
Armament	50 guns: Gundeck: 22 × 18-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 22 × 9-pounder guns Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pounder guns Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounder guns
General characteristics (after 1729 rebuild)[2]
Class and type	1719 Establishment 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	760 bm
Length	134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam	36 ft (11.0 m)
Depth of hold	15 ft 2 in (4.6 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns: Gundeck: 22 × 18-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 22 × 9-pounder guns Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pounder guns Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Falmouth was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 18th century. The ship participated in several battles during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–15) and the War of Jenkins' Ear (1739–48).