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HMS Africa (1761)

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
Name: HMS Africa
Ordered: 31 January 1759
Builder: Perry, Blackwall Yard
Launched: 1 August 1761
Fate: Sold out of the service, 1774
General characteristics
Class and type: Essex-class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 13538194 (bm)
Length: 158 ft (48 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 44 ft 2 in (13.46 m)
Depth of hold: 18 ft 10 in (5.74 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament:
  • 64 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounders
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounders
  • Quarter deck: 10 × 4-pounders
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9-pounders

HMS Africa was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 31 January 1761 at Blackwall Yard, London.

She was sold out of the service in 1774.



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