HMS Stirling Castle (1775)
Stirling Castle sinking in Great Hurricane of 1780
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| History | |
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| Great Britain | |
| Name | Stirling Castle |
| Ordered | 12 October 1768 |
| Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down | October 1769 |
| Launched | 28 June 1775 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 5 October 1780 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type | Worcester-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1377 21⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 159 ft (48 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 44 ft 6 in (13.56 m) |
| Depth of hold | 19 ft 10 in (6.05 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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HMS Stirling Castle was a 64-gun Worcester class third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was built by Israel Pownoll and launched on 28 June 1775 at Chatham Dockyard.[1]
Stirling Castle was wrecked on 5 October 1780 on the Silver Keys, off Cap-François, off the coast of Cuba with the loss of most of her crew.[2] As the Massachusetts ship Aurora was sailing from Boston to Port-au-Prince she came upon the wreckage of Stirling Castle and was able to save a midshipman and four seamen.[3]
Citations
- ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 181.
- ^ "The Marine List". New Lloyd's List (1247). 6 March 1781.
- ^ Hepper (1994), p.59.
Bibliography