HMS Cambridge (1755)

The launch of HMS Cambridge, left, in 1755 (with HMS Royal George shown fictitiously, right).
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Cambridge
Ordered	12 July 1750
Builder	Deptford Dockyard
Laid down	29 August 1750
Launched	21 October 1755
Commissioned	17 January 1756
Fate	Broken up in July 1808
Notes	Participated in: Capture of Havana, 1762
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	1750 amendments 80-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,615 long tons (1,640.9 t)
Length	166 ft (50.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam	47 ft (14.3 m)
Depth of hold	20 ft (6.1 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	80 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs Middle gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs Upper gundeck: 24 × 9 pdrs Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs

HMS Cambridge was an 80-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Joseph Allin and built at Deptford Dockyard by Adam Hayes to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1750, and launched on 21 October 1755.^[1]