HMS Dublin (1757)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Dublin
Ordered	26 August 1755
Builder	Deptford dockyard
Laid down	18 November 1755
Launched	6 May 1757
Commissioned	April 1757
Decommissioned	February 1783
Out of service	13 May 1784
Fate	Broken up, 1784
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Dublin-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	156263⁄94 (bm)
Length	165 ft 6 in (50.44 m) (gundeck)
Beam	46 ft 6 in (14.17 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	74 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs

HMS Dublin was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Adam Hayes at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 6 May 1757.^[1]