For other ships of the same name, see HMS Chichester.
| HMS Chichester (1753) | |
|---|---|
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Chichester |
| Ordered: | 12 July 1750 |
| Builder: | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Launched: | 4 June 1753 |
| Honours and awards: | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt" |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1803 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type: | 1750 amendments 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1401 (bm) |
| Length: | 160 ft (48.8 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft 9 in (13.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft 6 in (5.9 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
Gundeck: 26 × 32-pounder guns |
HMS Chichester was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Portsmouth Dockyard to the standard draught for 70-gun ships as specified in the 1745 Establishment amended in 1750, and launched on 4 June 1753.[1]
Because Chichester served in the navy's Egyptian campaign between 8 March 1801 and 2 September, her officers and crew qualified for the clasp "Egypt" to the Naval General Service Medal that the Admiralty authorized in 1850 to all surviving claimants.[Note 1]
Chichester served until 1803, when she was broken up.[1]
Notes and citations[]
- Notes
- Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 174.
- ↑ "No. 17915". 3 April 1823. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/17915/page/
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.
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