HMS Anson was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Bursledon by Philemon Ewer[2] to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 10 October 1747.[1]
 Anson | |
| History | |
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| Name | HMS Anson |
| Ordered | 6 August 1745 |
| Builder | Ewer, Bursledon |
| Launched | 10 October 1747 |
| Fate | Sold, 1773 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 1745 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Length | 150 ft (45.7 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 42 ft 8 in (13.0 m) |
| Depth of hold | 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
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Anson served until 1773, when she was sold out of the navy.[1]
Today, a model of the ship appears on a monument to Ewer in Bursledon parish church.[2]
Notes
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.
- William Page (editor) (1908) 'Parishes: Bursledon', A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 3 (1908), pp. 283-84. British History Online. Retrieved 29 June 2007.