HMS Sunderland (1694)

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

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain[1]
NameHMS Sunderland
NamesakeRobert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland
Ordered20 April 1693
BuilderJohn Winter, Northam, Southampton
Launched17 March 1694
FateSunk as a foundation, 1737
General characteristics [1][2]
Class & type60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen91485⁄94 bm
Length145 ft 2 in (44.2 m) (on gundeck), 120 ft 2 in (36.6 m) (keel)
Beam37 ft 10 in (11.5 m)
Depth of hold15 ft 10 in (4.8 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament60 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Sunderland was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Northam in Southampton on 17 March 1694.[2]

The Sunderland was hulked in 1715, and reported sunk as part of the foundation of a breakwater in 1737.[2] However, an alternative report is that she was fitted as a hospital ship in June 1741 and so employed until condemned at Port Mahon on 10 March 1744.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714, p.123.
  2. ^ a b c Lavery, The Ship of the Line - Volume 1, p.163.

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.
  • Winfield, Rif (2009) British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing ISBN 978-1-84832-040-6.


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