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HMS Chester (1708)

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
Name: HMS Chester
Builder: Rosewell, Chatham Dockyard
Launched: 18 October 1708
Fate: Broken up, 1749
General characteristics
Class and type: 1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 704 bm
Length: 130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 35 ft (10.7 m)
Depth of hold: 14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament:
  • 50 guns:
  • Gundeck: 22 × 18 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 9 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

HMS Chester was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard to the 1706 Establishment of dimensions, and launched on 18 October 1708.Chester was placed on harbour service in 1743 and was broken up in 1749.



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