HMS Guernsey (1696)

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

Plan of the 1740 rebuild
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Guernsey
BuilderJohnson, Blackwall Yard
Launched1696
FateSold, 1786
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen680 bm
Length131 ft 9 in (40.2 m) (gundeck)
Beam34 ft 3 in (10.4 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 6 in (4.1 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament50 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1717 rebuild[2]
Class and type1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen706 bm
Length130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam35 ft (10.7 m)
Depth of hold14 ft (4.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 50 guns:
  • Gundeck: 22 × 18 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 9 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs
General characteristics after 1740 rebuild[3]
Class and type1733 proposals 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen863 bm
Length134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam38 ft 6 in (11.7 m)
Depth of hold15 ft 9 in (4.8 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 50 guns:
  • Gundeck: 22 × 18 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 9 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

HMS Guernsey was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Blackwall Yard in 1696.[1]

She was rebuilt according to the 1706 Establishment at Woolwich Dockyard, and was relaunched on 24 October 1717.[2] On 23 February 1737 orders were issued for Guernsey to be taken to pieces and rebuilt at Chatham to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment. She was relaunched on 11 August 1740, and remained in active service until 1769 when she was hulked.[3]

Guernsey was sold out of the navy in 1786.[3]

The Guernsey; before a light breeze
  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 164.
  2. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 168.
  3. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 171.