HMS Kent (1746)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Kent.

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Kent
Ordered10 May 1743
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Launched10 May 1746
Honours and
awards		Second battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747
FateHulked, 1760
General characteristics [1]
Class and type1741 proposals 64-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen130910⁄94 (bm)
Length154 ft (46.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam44 ft (13.4 m)
Depth of hold18 ft 11 in (5.8 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 26 × 36-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 10 × 9-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Kent was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was ordered from Deptford Dockyard on 10 May 1743 and was built by Joseph Allin the younger to the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment, and was launched on 10 May 1746.[1] Her first commander was Thomas Fox, who had previously commanded HMS Newcastle.[2]

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p172.
  2. ^ Ships of the Old Navy, Kent.