HMS St Albans (1706)

Saint Albans, plans of the 1737 rebuild
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS St Albans
Builder	Burchett, Rotherhithe
Launched	10 December 1706
Fate	Wrecked, 1744
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type	50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	687 bm
Length	130 ft 8 in (39.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam	34 ft 4 in (10.5 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 7+1⁄2 in (4.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1718 rebuild[2]
Class and type	1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Length	130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam	35 ft (10.7 m)
Depth of hold	14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns: Gundeck: 22 × 18 pdrs Upper gundeck: 22 × 9 pdrs Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs
General characteristics after 1737 rebuild[3]
Class and type	1733 proposals 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	853 bm
Length	134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam	38 ft 6 in (11.7 m)
Depth of hold	15 ft 9 in (4.8 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns: Gundeck: 22 × 18 pdrs Upper gundeck: 22 × 9 pdrs Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

HMS St Albans was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Rotherhithe and launched on 10 December 1706.^[1]

St Albans underwent her first rebuild at Plymouth Dockyard, where she was reconstructed to the dimensions laid out in the 1706 Establishment, and relaunched on 6 March 1718.^[2] On 10 September 1734 orders were issued for her to be taken to pieces and rebuilt for a second time at Plymouth, though on this occasion according to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment. She was relaunched on 30 August 1737.^[3]

St Albans was wrecked in 1744.^[3]

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• Media related to HMS St Albans (ship, 1706) at Wikimedia Commons

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