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HMS Winchester (1698)

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Name
  
HMS Winchester

Fate
  
Broken up, 1781

Launched
  
17 March 1698

Ordered
  
1695

Tons burthen
  
673 bm

Builder
  
Richard Wells, Greenland North Dockyard, Rotherhithe

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

HMS Winchester was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Richard Wells at Greenland North Dockyard, Rotherhithe and launched on 17 March 1698.

She was rebuilt to the 1706 Establishment at Plymouth Dockyard, and was relaunched on 10 October 1717. Winchester was hulked in 1744, and served in this role until 1781, when she was broken up.

She was captained from 1712 to 1714 by Sir Tancred Robinson.

References

HMS Winchester (1698) Wikipedia