HMS Severn (1747)

HMS Severn was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Harwich to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 10 July 1747.[1]

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Severn
Ordered	17 March 1746
Builder	John Barnard, Harwich
Laid down	April 1746
Launched	10 July 1747
Commissioned	July 1747
In service	1747-1749 1752-1756
Fate	Sold, Chatham Dockyard, 1759
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	1745 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Length	150 ft (45.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam	42 ft 8 in (13.0 m)
Depth of hold	18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns: Gundeck: 22 × 24 pdrs Upper gundeck: 22 × 12 pdrs Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

Severn served until 1759, when she was sold out of the navy.[1]