HMS Princess Amelia (1757)

battle of Dogger Bank 1781
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Norfolk
Ordered25 April 1751
BuilderWoolwich Dockyard, M/Shipwright Thomas Fellowes, followed by Thomas Slade, Adam Hayes, Edward Allin, and Israel Pownoll
Launched7 March 1757
RenamedHMS Princess Amelia on 1 November 1755
FateSold, 1818
Notes
General characteristics
Class & type1745 Establishment 80-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1579 3994 (bm)
Length165 ft 0 in (50.3 m) (gundeck); 133 ft 0 in (40.5 m) (keel)
Beam47 ft 3 in (14.4 m)
Depth of hold20 ft 0 in (6.1 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement650
Armament
  • Gundeck: 26 × 32-pounder guns
  • Middle gundeck: 26 × 18-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 24 × 9-pounder guns
  • QD: Nil
  • Fc: 4 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Princess Amelia was an 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Joseph Allin and built at Woolwich Dockyard by Israel Pownoll to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 7 March 1757.