HMS Norfolk (1757)
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| Career (Great Britain) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Norfolk |
| Ordered: | 26 August 1755 |
| Builder: | Deptford dockyard |
| Launched: | 28 December 1757 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1774 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Dublin class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1556 tons (1581 tonnes) |
| Length: | 165 ft 6 in (50.4 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 46 ft 6 in (14.2 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft 9 in (6.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Norfolk.
HMS Norfolk was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, and the second ship to bear the name. She was launched on 8 December 1757 at Deptford.
Her first commander was Captain Robert Hughes and she flew the broad pennant of Commodore Sir Peircy Brett. Norfolk emulated her predecessor (HMS Norfolk of 1693) by reinforcing the West Indies, where she escorted a fleet that was transporting vital stores and six infantry regiments to that region.
She became flagship of the Commander-In-Chief East Indies Station, Rear-Admiral Charles Stevens and his successor Vice-Admiral Samuel Cornish. Norfolk was decommissioned in 1764, after her return to Portsmouth was broken up in 1774.
[edit] 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.
