HMS Tilbury (1733)
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| Name: | HMS Tilbury |
| Ordered: | 15 December 1726 |
| Builder: | Chatham Dockyard |
| Launched: | 2 June 1733 |
| Fate: | Burnt, 1742 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 1719 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 962 |
| Length: | 144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 39 ft (11.9 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 16 ft 5 in (5.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
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HMS Tilbury was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard to the dimensions of the 1719 Establishment, and launched on 2 June 1733.
The Tilbury was part of Vice-Admiral Edward Vernon's fleet and took part in the expedition to Cartagena de Indias during the War of Jenkin's Ear.
Tilbury was accidentally burnt in 1742.
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