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HBMS London (1721)

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London, 100 guns

Details

Nationality	British
Previously	London
Launched	1721-Jun-10	B028
Shipyard	Chatham
Builder	Benjamin Rosewell
Decks	3
Rate	British First Rate
In Service	1721
Out Service	1747-Oct	B028/B057
Fate	Broken Up	B028

Dimensions

Date	Length	Keel	Beam	Depth	Draught	Burthen	Source
1721	168' 0"	137'6"	48' 4 1/2"	19' 2"		1,711 51/94bm	B057
1721						1,711bm	B028

Armament

Date	Crew	Guns	Lower Gundeck	Middle Gundeck	Upper Gundeck	Quarterdeck	Forecastle	Roundhouse	B/S Weight	Source
1721	780	100	28 x 42	28 x 24	28 x 12	12 x 6	4 x 6		1,116	B057

Flag Officers

Date From	Date to	Rank/Position	Name	Source

Commanders

Date From

Date to

Name

Source

Officers

Date From	Date To	Rank/Position	Name	Source

Service record

1721-Oct-25	Relaunched after repair and girdling at a cost of £27,632.8.10d, she was never recommissioned	B057
1746	Converted to a Church ship	B057
1747-Oct	Break up completed at Chatham	B057

Actions & Battles

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Battle

source/s

Notes

Sources

B028	Ships of The Royal Navy - 15C to Present	J.J. Colledge
B029	The Royal Navy - Vol II	William Laird Clowes
B057	British Warships In The Age Of Sail 1714-1792	Rif Winfield

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