HMS Pembroke (1733)
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| Name: | HMS Pembroke |
| Ordered: | 8 September 1726 |
| Builder: | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched: | 27 November 1733 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 1749 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type: | 1719 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 956 long tons (971.3 t) |
| 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 |
| Armament: |
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HMS Pembroke was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the dimensions of the 1719 Establishment at Woolwich Dockyard, and launched on 27 November 1733.[1]
In April 1749, whilst near Fort St David, Pembroke, along with Namur and the hospital ship Apollo, was wrecked in a storm, with the loss of 330 of her crew, only 12 being saved.[2][3]
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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. Pembroke (60) (1733). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
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