HMS Fowey (1744)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Fowey
Builder	Blaydes, Kingston upon Hull
Launched	14 August 1744
Fate	Wrecked, 26 June 1748 off the coast of Florida
General characteristics
Class and type	Fifth rate warship
Tons burthen	709 tons
Length	127 ft (39 m)
Beam	36 ft (11 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	20 guns, rearmed to 44 guns in 1745

HMS Fowey was a fifth rate warship of the Royal Navy, launched on 14 August 1744 in Hull, England. She spent only four years in commission before she struck a reef and sank in what is known today as Legare Anchorage in Biscayne National Park, off the coast of Florida. She was armed with six, nine, and eighteen pounder guns and crewed with over 200 men.