| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Baltimore |
| Builder: | Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched: | 1742 |
| Fate: | Sold 1762 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Complement: | 110 men and boys |
| Armament: | 14 × 4-pounder guns |
HMS Baltimore was a Royal Navy sloop-of-war launched in 1742, designed by and named after Lord Baltimore who at the time was a Lord of the Admiralty.
As launched, the Baltimore had bilander rig, but in 1743 she was fitted with a conventional snow rig. Although her sides were pierced for 18 guns, she actually carried 14 four-pounders. In 1758 she was converted to a bomb vessel.
References[]
- McLaughlan, Ian (2014). The Sloop of War, 1650-1763. Seaforth Publishing. pp. 168–170. ISBN 978-1-84832-187-8.
- "Baltimore (14) [1742"]. http://www.ageofnelson.org/MichaelPhillips/info.php?ref=5059.
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