HMS Achilles (1757)

HMS Maria Anna, Earl of Chatham and Achilles (far right) off a coastal town
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Achilles
Ordered	14 November 1755
Builder	Barnard & Turner, Harwich
Laid down	December 1755
Launched	6 February 1757
Completed	By 17 May 1757
Fate	Sold on 1 June 1784
General characteristics
Class and type	1750 amendments 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,234 21/94 bm
Length	153 ft 10 in (46.9 m) (overall) 127 ft 6 in (38.9 m) (keel)
Beam	42 ft 8 in (13.0 m)
Depth of hold	18 ft 9 in (5.7 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	420
Armament	Lower deck: 24 × 24-pounders Upper deck: 26 × 12-pounders Quarter deck: 8 × 6-pounders Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounders

HMS Achilles was a 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Barnard and Turner at Harwich to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1750, and launched in 1757. She was ordered in November 1755. HMS Achilles was a Dunkirk-class fourth rate, along with HMS Dunkirk and HMS America.^[1]