&sq=&lang=&file=File:HMSKentFromTheFleetOffshore.jpg) HMS Kent flying the White Ensign (including the pre-1801 Union Flag), from 'The Fleet Offshore' (1780–1790), a piece of anonymous folk art now at Compton Verney Art Gallery.
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Kent |
| Ordered | 20 March 1759 |
| Builder | Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched | 23 March 1762 |
| Fate | Sold out of the service, 1784 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Bellona-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,61725⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 168 ft (51 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
| Draught | 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) |
| Depth of hold | 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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HMS Kent was a 74-gun Bellona-class third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Thomas Slade and built by Adam Hayes at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 23 March 1762 .[1]