Salisbury, 50 Guns
| Nationality | British |  |
| Ordered | 1744-Feb-05 | B057 |
| Laid Down | 1744-May-23 | B057 |
| Launched | 1746-Jan-29 | B057 |
| Shipyard | East Cowes | |
| Plans | Surveyor's Office | B057 |
| Constructor | Philemon Ewer | B057 |
| Decks | 2 | |
| Rate | Fourth Rate | |
| In Service | 1746-Apr-04 | B057 |
| Out Service | 1761-Apr-24 | B057 |
| Fate | Condemned | B057 |
| Gun Deck | Keel | Beam | Depth | Burthen | Source |
| 140' 0" | 113' 10" | 40' 3 1/2" | 17' 2 1/2" | 976 83/94 | B057 |
| Date | Crew | Guns | Lower Gundeck | Upper Gundeck | Quarterdeck | Forecastle | B/S Weight | Source | Notes |
| 1747 | 300 | 50 | 22 x 24 | 22 x 12 | 4 x 6 | 2 x 6 | | B057 | Establishment |
| Date From | Date To | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
| | | | |
Service record
| 1746-Jan | Commissioned for the Western Squadron | B057 |
| 1746-Sep | With Anson's fleet off Finisterre | B057 |
| 1747 | With Anson's fleet off Finisterre | B057 |
| 1747 | Took the French East Indiaman Le Jason | B057 |
| 1748 | With Warren's fleet | B057 |
| 1749-Apr-29 | Admiralty order for repair issued | B057 |
| 1751-Feb | Repair completed at Plymouth for a cost of £3,744.17.6d | B057 |
| 1753-Jan | Recommissioned as guardship at Plymouth | B057 |
| 1754-Feb | Fitted at Plymouth at a cost of £5,538.9.4d | B057 |
| 1754-Mar-23 | Sailed for the East Indies | B057 |
| 1756-Jan-14 | Present at the capture of Geriah | B057 |
| 1757 | On the India station in Vice-Admiral Watson's squadron | B051 |
| 1757-03-23 | Part of Watson's fleet which took Chandernagore, but the Salisbury had had an accident and didn't join in the bombardment | B040 |
| 1761-Apr-24 | Condemned by survey at Bombay | B057 |
| 1761-Aug-28 | Put out of Commission | B057 |
Notes
From the Log of William Baird:
Fri 28 Aug 1761: Squally with frequent showers. AM the Pendant was hauled down and the ship put out of Commission on Admiral Cornish's orders as being unfit for service. signed William Baird.
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