HMS Suffolk (1765)

Suffolk
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Suffolk
Ordered	8 January 1761
Builder	Randall, Rotherhithe
Launched	22 February 1765
Fate	Broken up, 1803
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	74-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1616 (bm)
Length	168 ft 1+1⁄2 in (51.2 m) (gundeck)
Beam	46 ft 9+5⁄8 in (14.3 m)
Depth of hold	20 ft 2+1⁄2 in (6.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	74 guns Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Suffolk was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 22 February 1765 at Rotherhithe. She was designed by William Bateley, based on the principles of his earlier HMS Fame, and was the only ship built to her draught.^[1]