HMS Suffolk (1765)
Suffolk
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History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Suffolk |
Ordered | 8 January 1761 |
Builder | Randall, Rotherhithe |
Launched | 22 February 1765 |
Fate | Broken up, 1803 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 74-gun third rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1616 (bm) |
Length | 168 ft 1+1⁄2 in (51.2 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 46 ft 9+5⁄8 in (14.3 m) |
Depth of hold | 20 ft 2+1⁄2 in (6.2 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
HMS Suffolk was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 22 February 1765 at Rotherhithe. She was designed by William Bateley, based on the principles of his earlier HMS Fame, and was the only ship built to her draught.[1]
Service history
Suffolk under command of Rear Admiral
On 4 May 1794 Captain Peter Rainier, with Suffolk, a 64-gun ship, and four or five frigates, undertook to escort a convoy to India. In November they arrived at
On 16 February 1796 Rear-admiral Peter Rainier arrived with a squadron, including Suffolk, off
What is perhaps more interesting and of greater long-term significance is that on this voyage, Suffolk was taking part in an experiment under the auspices of the
At Colombo a serious mutiny broke out on Suffolk on 15 January 1798. However, it was suppressed.[5]
On 4 February 1802 Suffolk was at
which too was returning England from the Indies.Fate
Suffolk was broken up in 1803.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p177.
- ^ "No. 13852". The London Gazette. 8 January 1796. pp. 33–36.
- ^ "No. 13956". The London Gazette. 29 November 1796. pp. 1158–1159.
- ISBN 978-1-84383-604-9.
- ^ The Literary Panorama, and National Register (1819), p.630.
- ^ Lloyd's List №4241.
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.
External links
- Media related to HMS Suffolk (ship, 1765) at Wikimedia Commons