HMS Winchelsea (1740)

History
RN EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Winchelsea
Ordered13 August 1739
BuilderRobert Carter, Limehouse
Laid down22 September 1739
Launched3 May 1740
CommissionedJune 1740
In service1740
Out of service1761
FateBroken up, Portsmouth Dockyard, 1761
General characteristics
Class and type20-gun sixth-rate
Tons burthen4407994 bm
Length
  • 105 ft 10 in (32.3 m) (gundeck)
  • 87 ft 6 in (26.7 m) (keel)
Beam30 ft 9 in (9.4 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 7 in (2.9 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement140
Armament20 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Winchelsea was a 20-gun sixth-rate launched in 1740 and in service during the War of the Austrian Succession in Mediterranean, Atlantic and home waters. She was captured by the French in 1758, but was retaken two weeks later. She was broken up in 1761.