HMS Reserve (1704)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Reserve (1660) and HMS Sutherland.

The Sutherland hospital ship, commanded by Sir John Bentley in the year 1741 & 1744, sketched by his clerk, John Hood
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Reserve
BuilderHarding, Deptford Dockyard
Launched18 March 1704
RenamedHMS Sutherland, 1716
FateBroken up, 1754
NotesHospital ship from 1741
General characteristics [1]
Class & type50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen676
Length130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam34 ft 5+1⁄2 in (10.5 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 6+1⁄2 in (4.1 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament50 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Reserve was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 18 March 1704.[1]

Reserve was renamed HMS Sutherland in 1716, and converted to serve as a hospital ship in 1741. Sutherland was broken up in 1754.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 166.

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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