History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameSalisbury
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Launched2 October 1769
FateWrecked near San Domingo, 13 May 1796
General characteristics
Tons burthen1,051 81⁄94
Length
  • 146 ft 0 in (44.50 m) (gundeck)
  • 120 ft 5+1⁄4 in (36.709 m) (keel)
Depth of hold17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 50 guns:
  • Lower Gundeck: 22 x 24 pdrs
  • Upper Gundeck: 22 x 12 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 x 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 x 6 pdrs

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.[1] She participated in Admiral Edward Hawke's Western Squadron in the Mediterranean, and undertook several voyages to the West Indies.[2][3]

Fate

The Salisbury was grounded on 13 May 1796 near Santo Domingo and surrendered to the Spanish.[1][3][4]

References

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