HMS Fowey (1744)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Fowey.
HMS Fowey was a fifth rate warship of the Royal Navy, launched on 14 August 1744 in Hull, England. She spent only four years in commission before she struck a reef and sank in what is known today as Legare Anchorage in Biscayne National Park, off the coast of Florida. She was armed with six, nine, and eighteen pounder guns and crewed with over 200 men.
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Name | HMS Fowey |
Builder | Blaydes, Kingston upon Hull |
Launched | 14 August 1744 |
Fate | Wrecked, 26 June 1748 off the coast of Florida |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Fifth rate warship |
Tons burthen | 709 tons |
Length | 127 ft (39 m) |
Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Armament | 20 guns, rearmed to 44 guns in 1745 |
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