HMS Anson (1747) explained

HMS Anson was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Bursledon by Philemon Ewer^[1] to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 10 October 1747.

Anson served until 1773, when she was sold out of the navy.

Today, a model of the ship appears on a monument to Ewer in Bursledon parish church.

References

• Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. .
• William Page (editor) (1908) 'Parishes: Bursledon', A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 3 (1908), pp. 283-84. British History Online. Retrieved 29 June 2007.

Notes and References

1. British History Online, Bursledon.