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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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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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