HMS Reserve (1704)
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Reserve (1650) and HMS Sutherland.
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name: | HMS Reserve |
| Builder: | Harding, Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched: | 18 March 1704 |
| Renamed: | HMS Sutherland, 1716 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1754 |
| Notes: | Hospital ship from 1741 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 676 long tons (686.8 t) |
| Length: | 130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 34 ft 5 1⁄2 in (10.5 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 13 ft 6 1⁄2 in (4.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS Reserve was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 18 March 1704.[1]
Reserve was renamed HMS Sutherland in 1716, and converted to serve as a hospital ship in 1741. Sutherland was broken up in 1754.[1]
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.
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