HMS Strafford (1735)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Strafford.

Strafford (first from right) at the Battle of Havana
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Strafford
Ordered4 September 1733
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Launched24 July 1735
FateSunk as a breakwater, 1756
General characteristics
Class & type1733 proposals fourth-rate
Tons burthen1067
Length144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam41 ft 5 in (12.6 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 11 in (5.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 60 guns:
  • Gundeck: 24 × 24-pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 9-pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs

HMS Strafford was a 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. Built to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment of dimensions at Chatham Dockyard, she was launched on 24 July 1735.

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