Launched 3 March 1698 Draft 4.5 m | Ordered 1695 Out of service 8 October 1747 Weight 712 tons Beam 12 m | |
Fate Blew up and sank in battle, 1747 Place built Southampton, United Kingdom | ||
HMS Dartmouth was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 3 March 1698 at Southampton.
She was rebuilt according to the 1706 Establishment at Woolwich Dockyard, relaunching on 7 August 1716. On 8 October 1736, Dartmouth was ordered to be taken to pieces at Woolwich and rebuilt according to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment. She was relaunched on 22 April 1741.
Fate
Dartmouth blew up near Cape St Vincent on 8 October 1747 in action with the Spanish ship of the line Glorioso.
References
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