HMS Aldborough (1727)

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Aldborough
Ordered27 April 1727
BuilderJoseph Allin, Master Shipwright, Portsmouth Dockyard
Laid down29 March 1727
Launched21 October 1727
Completed12 March 1728
CommissionedMarch 1728
Out of service31 March 1742
FateBroken up, Portsmouth Dockyard
General characteristics
Class and type20-gun sixth-rate
Tons burthen374 49/94 bm
Length
  • 106 ft 0 in (32.3 m) (gundeck)
  • 87 ft 9 in (26.7 m) (keel)
Beam28 ft 4 in (8.6 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 2 in (2.8 m)
PropulsionSail
Sail planship-rigged
Complement140
Armament20 × 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.