HMS Augusta (1763)

	HMS Augusta
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Augusta
Ordered	13 January 1761
Builder	Wells and Stanton, Rotherhithe
Launched	24 October 1763
Fate	Burned, 22 October 1777
General characteristics
Class and type	St Albans-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	138133⁄94 (bm)
Length	159 ft (48 m) (gundeck)
Beam	44 ft 4 in (13.51 m)
Depth of hold	18 ft 10 in (5.74 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	64 guns:; Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounders; Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounders; Quarterdeck: 10 × 4-pounders; Forecastle: 2 × 9-pounders;

HMS Augusta was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 24 October 1763 at Rotherhithe.^[1]

After running aground in the Delaware River Augusta ran aground and was accidentally destroyed by fire on 22 October 1777 during the Battle of Red Bank.^[2]

^ ^a ^b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 178.
^ Ships of the Old Navy, Augusta.

[Lavery,_SoLv1_p178-1] Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 178.

[SoN,_Augusta-2] Ships of the Old Navy, Augusta.

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History
HMS Augusta
Great Britain
Name	HMS Augusta
Ordered	13 January 1761
Builder	Wells and Stanton, Rotherhithe
Launched	24 October 1763
Fate	Burned, 22 October 1777
General characteristics ^[1]
Class and type	St Albans-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	138133⁄94 (bm)
Length	159 ft (48 m) (gundeck)
Beam	44 ft 4 in (13.51 m)
Depth of hold	18 ft 10 in (5.74 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	64 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounders Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounders Quarterdeck: 10 × 4-pounders Forecastle: 2 × 9-pounders

HMS Augusta (1763)

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