HMS Salisbury (1769)

History
Great Britain
NameSalisbury
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Launched2 October 1769
FateWrecked near San Domingo, 13 May 1796
General characteristics
Tons burthen1,051 81⁄94
Length
  • 146 ft 0 in (44.50 m) (gundeck)
  • 120 ft 5+1⁄4 in (36.709 m) (keel)
Depth of hold17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 50 guns:
  • Lower gun deck: 22 × 24-pdrs
  • Upper gun deck: 22 × 12-pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs

HMS Salisbury was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy.

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