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HMS Shrewsbury (1758)
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Shrewsbury |
| Ordered | 31 October 1755 |
| Builder | Wells & Company, Deptford Dockyard |
| Laid down | 14 January 1756 |
| Launched | 23 February 1758 |
| Commissioned | March 1758 |
| Fate | Scuttled off Jamaica, 1783 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Dublin-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1594 31⁄94 bm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 47 ft 1 in (14.35 m) |
| Depth of hold | 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 550 |
| Armament |
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HMS Shrewsbury was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 23 February 1758 at Deptford Dockyard.[1]
- ^ Winfield 2007, p. 58
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