HMS Kent (1762)
HMS Kent flying the White Ensign (including the pre-1801 Union Flag), from 'The Fleet Offshore' (1780-1790), a piece of anonymous folk art now at Compton Verney Art Gallery.
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| Name: | HMS Kent |
| Ordered: | 20 March 1759 |
| Builder: | Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched: | 23 March 1762 |
| Fate: | Sold out of the service, 1784 |
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| Class and type: | Bellona class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1617 25⁄94 (bm) |
| Length: | 168 ft (51 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
| Draught: | 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
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HMS Kent was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 23 March 1762 at Deptford Dockyard.
In 1774, a chest containing perhaps as much as 400 lb (181.4 kg) of gunpowder exploded during saluting, killing eleven and injuring dozens more, and causing the marine drummer sitting on the chest to be blown overboard. The marine reportedly suffered no injuries as a result.
She was sold out of the service in 1784.
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