HMS Salisbury (1769) explained

HMS Salisbury was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy.

Service

The Salisbury was built at Chatham Dockyard by Joseph Harris to the design of Sir Thomas Slade, and launched on 2 October 1769. She participated in Admiral Edward Hawke's Western Squadron in the Mediterranean, and undertook several voyages to the West Indies.[1]

Fate

The Salisbury was grounded on 13 May 1796 near Santo Domingo and surrendered to the Spanish.[2] [3] [4]

References

  1. Book: Fish, Shirley . HMS Centurion 1733–1769: An Historic Biographical-Travelogue . AuthorHouse . 2015 .
  2. Web site: Harrison . Cy . 2012 . British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Salisbury' (1769) . 8 March 2022 . threedecks.org.
  3. Web site: Phillips . Michael . 2007 . Salisbury (50) [1769] ]. 8 March 2022 . ageofnelson.org.
  4. Book: Colledge . J. J. . Ships of the Royal Navy . Warlow . Ben . Chatham Publishing . 2006 . London . 308.

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