HMS Rochester (1749)

HMS Rochester (1749)

HMS "Rochester" was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 3 August 1749.

In contrast to standard practise at the time, "Rochester" was not built to the Establishment of dimensions in effect at the time (in this case, the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment). "Rochester" and her sister-ship, HMS|Bristol|1746|2, were convert|6|ft|m|1|abbr=on longer than the Establishment specified, and were ordered as an experiment in building larger ships in response to the widening gulf between the sizes of British ships and their continental counterparts.Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p87.]

"Rochester" was eventually sold out of the navy in 1770.

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References


*Lavery, Brian (2003) "The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850". Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.

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