HMS St Albans (1747)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS St Albans.
'St Albans' Floated out at Deptford, 1747 by John Cleveley the Elder
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
Name HMS St Albans
Ordered 6 August 1745
Builder Thomas West, Deptford Dockyard
Laid down September 1745
Launched 23 December 1747
Commissioned December 1747
In service
  • 1747-1754
  • 1755-1760
Fate Sold at Chatham Dockyard, 1765
General characteristics
Class and type 1745 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen 1,207 32⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 149 ft 10 in (45.7 m) (gundeck)
  • 121 ft 4 in (37.0 m) (keel)
Beam 43 ft 3 in (13.2 m)
Depth of hold 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Complement 420
Armament
  • 60 guns:
  • Gundeck: 24 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper deck: 26 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

HMS St Albans was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 23 December 1747.

St Albans served until 1765, when she was sold out of the Navy.