HMS Nightingale (1707)

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Nightingale
BuilderWilliam Johnson, Blackwall
Launched15 October 1706
Acquired28 July 1706
Commissioned1708
Out of service12 June 1716
FateSold for breaking
General characteristics
Class & type24-gun sixth-rate
Tons burthen25355/94 bm
Length
  • 90 ft 2 in (27.5 m) gundeck
  • 74 ft 0.5 in (22.6 m) keel for tonnage
Beam25 ft 4.5 in (7.7 m)
Depth of hold10 ft 6 in (3.2 m)
PropulsionSail
Sail planship-rigged
Complement115
Armament
  • 20 × 6-pdrs on upper deck
  • 4 × 4-pdrs guns on quarterdeck

HMS Nightingale was a 24-gun sixth-rate ship of the Royal Navy, purchased in 1706 and in service in North America and English waters until 1716.

Nightingale was the fourth named ship since it was used for a vessel captured in 1626 and listed until 1628.

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