HMS America (1757)

HMS America (1757)

HMS "America" was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 21 May 1757 at Stanton, Thames.

From 1758 to 1760, "America" was under the command of a Captain James Kirk.Ships of the Old Navy, "America".]

She was broken up in 1771.

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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.
*Michael Phillips. [http://www.ageofnelson.org/MichaelPhillips/info.php?ref=0148 "America" (60) (1757)] . Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 1 September 2008.

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