British Salisbury Class

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Salisbury Class

Nationality	Great Britain
Nominal Guns	50
Approved	1766/04/02
Designer	Sir Thomas SladeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1744-1783
Rate	Fourth Rate
Type	Ship
Designed Crew	350
Ships in Class	2

Design Armament	Broadside Weight = 414.00 Imperial Pound ( 187.75 kg)		BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck	22 x British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck	22 x British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck	4 x British 6-Pounder
Forecastle	2 x British 6-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
	Ordered	Shipyard	Launched	Out of service	Fate	Gundeck Length	Length of Keel	Breadth	Depth in hold	Burthen
As Designed						146' 0"	120' 7 ⅝"	40' 4"	17' 4"	1,043 ⁷⁷⁄₉₄
Salisbury (50) 1769-1796 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line	18.1.1766	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	2.10.1769	13.5.1796	Wrecked	146' 0"	120' 5 ¼"	40' 6 ¼"	17' 4"	1,051 ⁸¹⁄₉₄
Centurion (50) 1774-1824 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line	25.12.1770	King's Yard - Harwich	22.5.1774	21.2.1824	Foundered	146' 0"	120' 2"	40' 5"	17' 3 ½"	1,044 ¹¹⁄₉₄

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