HMS Anne Galley

Anne Galley blowing up during the Battle of Toulon, 1744
History
Great Britain
NameAnne Galley
Completed19 August 1739 at Deptford Dockyard
Acquired22 June 1739
CommissionedJuly 1739
In service1739–1744
Honours and
awards
FateDestroyed off Toulon, 11 February 1744
General characteristics
Class and type8-gun fire ship
Tons burthen3021694 (bm)
Length
  • 97 ft 9 in (29.8 m)
  • 80 ft 0 in (24.4 m) (keel)
Beam26 ft 8 in (8.1 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 3 in (3.7 m)
PropulsionSails
Complement55
Armament8 × 6-pounder guns + 8 × 12-pounder swivel guns

HMS Anne Galley was an 8-gun fire ship of the Royal Navy, launched in 1739 and in active service during the War of the Austrian Succession against Spain and France. Employed against the Spanish Fleet in 1744 off Toulon, she was destroyed while engaging the Spanish flagship Real Felipe.