HMS Kent (1746)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Kent
Ordered	10 May 1743
Builder	Deptford Dockyard
Launched	10 May 1746
Honours and awards	Second battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747
Fate	Hulked, 1760
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	1741 proposals 64-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	130910⁄94 (bm)
Length	154 ft (46.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam	44 ft (13.4 m)
Depth of hold	18 ft 11 in (5.8 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	Gundeck: 26 × 36-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounder guns QD: 10 × 9-pounder guns Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Kent was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was ordered from Deptford Dockyard on 10 May 1743 and was built by Joseph Allin the younger to the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment, and was launched on 10 May 1746.^[1] Her first commander was Thomas Fox, who had previously commanded HMS Newcastle.^[2]