HMS Milford (1759)

Milford was built to the same design as HMS Carysfort, (pictured)
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Milford
Ordered19 September 1757
BuilderRichard Chitty, Milford
Laid downNovember 1757
Launched20 September 1759
Completed28 December 1759
CommissionedJuly 1759
FateSold to be taken to pieces at Woolwich 17 May 1785
General characteristics
Class and type28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate
Tons burthen588 7294 bm
Length
  • 118 ft 3 in (36.0 m) (gundeck)
  • 97 ft 5 in (29.7 m) (keel)
Beam33 ft 9 in (10.3 m)
Depth of hold10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement200 officers and men
Armament
  • Upperdeck: 24 × 9-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 3-pounder guns
  • Also: 12 × ½-pdr swivel guns

HMS Milford was a 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was built at Milford by Richard Chitty and launched in 1759.[1] She was sold for breaking at Woolwich on 17 May 1785.

  1. ^ J D Davies (2013). Britannia's Dragon: A Naval History of Wales. History Press Limited. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-7524-9410-4.

HMS Milford (1759)

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