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HMS Colchester (1707)

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Name
  
HMS Colchester

Launched
  
13 February 1707

Fate
  
Broken up, 1742

Builder
  
Allin, Deptford Dockyard

Class and type
  
50-gun fourth rate ship of the line

Tons burthen
  
682 long tons (692.9 t)

Length
  
130 ft 6 in (39.8 m) (gundeck)

HMS Colchester was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 13 February 1707.

She underwent a rebuild at Chatham according to the 1719 Establishment, and was relaunched on 26 October 1721. Colchester served until 1742, when she was broken up.

References

HMS Colchester (1707) Wikipedia


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