HMSSunderland(1724)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMSSunderland |
| Ordered | 31 March 1721 |
| Builder | |
| Launched | 30 April 1724 |
| Fate | Foundered, 1761 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type | 1719 Establishment60-gunfourth rateship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 951 (bm) |
| 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 | |
| General characteristics after 1744 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type | 1741 proposals58-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1123 (bm) |
| Length | 147 ft (44.8 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 42 ft (12.8 m) |
| Depth of hold | 18 ft 1 in (5.5 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
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HMSSunderlandwas a 60-gunfourth rateship of the lineof theRoyal Navy,built to the1719 EstablishmentatChatham Dockyard,and launched on 30 April 1724.[1]
On 25 December 1742Sunderlandwas ordered to be taken to pieces for rebuilding as a 58-gun fourth rate to the1741 proposalsof the 1719 Establishment atPortsmouth Dockyard,from where she was relaunched on 4 April 1744.[2]
Sunderlandsailed fromPortsmouthon 6 May 1758, bound forMadras.She sailed in convoy with the74-gunHMSGraftonand theEast IndiamanPitt.
On 1 January 1761,Sunderlandwas caught in acycloneoffPondicherry,India,and foundered. She had been anchored and attempted to go out to sea, but was unable to and so reanchored. The storm overwhelmed her and she foundered six miles north of the anchorage; 376 of her crew died and 17 survived. The same storm claimed four other warships as well.HMSDuc D'Aquitainefoundered in much the same manner asSunderland,and with a similar outcome.HMSNewcastle,HMSQueenborough,andHMSProtectorwere all driven onshore and wrecked.[3]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Hepper, David J. (1994).British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650–1859.Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot.ISBN0-948864-30-3.
- Lavery, Brian (2003)The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850.Conway Maritime Press.ISBN0-85177-252-8.
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