HMS Advice (1712)

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

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Advice
BuilderAllin, Deptford Dockyard
Launched8 July 1712
RenamedHMS Milford, 1744
FateSold, 1749
General characteristics [1]
Class & type1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen714 bm
Length130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam35 ft (10.7 m)
Depth of hold14 ft (4.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 50 guns:
  • Gundeck: 22 × 18-pounders
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 9-pounders
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pounders
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounders

HMS Advice was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Joseph Allin the elder according to the 1706 Establishment of dimensions at Deptford Dockyard, and launched on 8 July 1712.[1]

In 1744, she was renamed HMS Milford, and she was sold out of the navy in 1749.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 168.

References

  • Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.


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