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HMS Romney (1708)

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Name
  
HMS Romney

Tons burthen
  
710

Fate
  
Sold, 1757

Launched
  
2 December 1708

Builder
  
Allin, Deptford Dockyard

Class and type
  
1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line

Length
  
130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck)

HMS Romney was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Sir Joseph Allin to the 1706 Establishment at Deptford Dockyard, and launched on 2 December 1708.

On 11 June 1723 orders were issued for Romney to be taken to pieces and rebuilt at Deptford according to the 1719 Establishment, and she was relaunched on 17 October 1726.

Romney was sold out of the navy in 1757.

References

HMS Romney (1708) Wikipedia