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1741 Establishment 64-Gunner

Gun establishmentBWAS-1714
Originally ordered as 70-gun ships, the establishment was altered in 1743 to 64-gun vessels

NationalityGreat Britain
Nominal Guns64
Approved1741
Designer 
RateThird Rate
TypeShip of the Line
Designed Crew480
Ships in Class3

Design ArmamentBroadside Weight = 704.00 Imperial Pound ( 319.26 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 x British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 x British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 x British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 x British 9-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
 OrderedShipyardLaunchedOut of serviceFateGundeck LengthLength of KeelBreadthDepth in holdBurthen
As Designed     154' 0"125' 5"44' 0"18' 11"1,291 4994
Northumberland (64) 1743-1744
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
20.9.1739Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich 7.10.17438.5.1744Captured154' 1"125' 3"44' 2"18' 11"1,299 5694
Edinburgh (64) 1744-1771
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
20.9.1739Chatham Dockyard - Chatham 31.5.174412.1771Broken Up154' 0"125' 3"44' 0"18' 11"1,284 6294
Kent (64) 1746-1757
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
10.5.1743Deptford Dockyard - Deptford 10.5.174616.9.1757Hulked154' 6"124' 9"44' 5"19' 0"1,309 1094

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