&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:HMS_Chatham_(maritime_journal_of_Robert_Raymond)_043026_cropped.jpg) His Majesty's Ship Chatham of 50 guns in the 1770s. Commanded by Vice Admiral William Perry. Captain James Worth, a watercolour by Robert Raymond, her Warrant Officer.
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| History | |
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 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Chatham |
| Ordered | 8 November 1752 |
| Builder | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Launched | 25 April 1758 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1814 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 1752 amendments 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1052 (bm) |
| Length | 147 ft (44.8 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 40 ft 3 in (12.3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 17 ft 8 in (5.4 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | |
HMS Chatham was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Joseph Allin and built by his son Edward Allin at Portsmouth Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1752, and launched on 25 April 1758.[1]