HMS Cambridge (1755)

The launch of HMS Cambridge, left, in 1755
(with HMS Royal George shown fictitiously, right).
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Cambridge
Ordered12 July 1750
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Laid down29 August 1750
Launched21 October 1755
Commissioned17 January 1756
FateBroken up in July 1808
Notes
  • Participated in:
  • Capture of Havana, 1762
General characteristics [1]
Class and type1750 amendments 80-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,615 long tons (1,640.9 t)
Length166 ft (50.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam47 ft (14.3 m)
Depth of hold20 ft (6.1 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 80 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs
  • Middle gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 24 × 9 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs

HMS Cambridge was an 80-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Joseph Allin and built at Deptford Dockyard by Adam Hayes to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1750, and launched on 21 October 1755.[1]

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p174.