HMS Gibraltar (1711)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Gibraltar
Ordered	24 January 1711
Builder	Royal Dockyard, Deptford
Launched	18 October 1711
Commissioned	1712
Fate	Sold 16 March 1749
General characteristics
Type	24-gun Sixth Rate
Tons burthen	280+23⁄94 bm
Length	94 ft 1 in (28.7 m) gundeck 76 ft 7 in (23.3 m) keel for tonnage
Beam	26 ft 2.75 in (8.0 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold	11 ft 6 in (3.5 m)
Sail plan	ship-rigged
Armament	20 × 6-pdr 19 cwt guns on wooden trucks (UD) 4 × 4-pdr 12 cwt guns on wooden trucks (QD)
General characteristics as rebuilt 1727
Type	20-gun Sixth Rate
Tons burthen	374+66⁄94 bm
Length	106 ft 10 in (32.6 m) gundeck 87 ft 9 in (26.7 m) keel for tonnage
Beam	28 ft 4 in (8.6 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold	9 ft 2 in (2.8 m)
Sail plan	ship-rigged
Armament	20 × 6-pdr 19 cwt guns on wooden trucks (UD)

HMS Gibraltar was the name ship of the Gibraltar Group of 24-gun sixth rates.^[1] After commissioning she spent her career in Home waters and North America on trade protection duties. She was rebuilt at Deptford between 1725 and 1727. After her rebuild, she served in Home Waters, North America, the West Indies, and the Mediterranean on trade protection. She was sold in 1749.^[2]

Gibraltar was the first vessel in the Royal Navy to be given this name, which commemorated the capture by the Royal Navy of the Rock of Gibraltar in 1704.^[3]