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Name | HMS Gloucester |
Builder | Burchett, Rotherhithe |
Launched | 25 July 1709 |
Captured | 26 October 1709, by the French |
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Acquired | 26 October 1709 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 1706 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 923 bm |
Length | 144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 38 ft (11.6 m) |
Depth of hold | 15 ft 8 in (4.8 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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HMS Gloucester was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Rotherhithe according to the 1706 Establishment, and launched on 25 July 1709.[1]
Gloucester's career with the Royal Navy was brief, for on 26 October 1709, she was captured by French forces off Cape Clear Island.[2]