HMS Chester (1743)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Chester.

HMS Chester was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford to the dimensions laid down in the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment, and launched on 18 February 1743.^[1]

Chester
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Chester
Ordered	24 January 1743
Builder	Wells & Bronsdon, Deptford
Launched	18 February 1743
Fate	Sold, 1767
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	1741 proposals 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Length	140 ft (42.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam	40 ft (12.2 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 2+1⁄2 in (5.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns: Gundeck: 22 × 24 pdrs Upper gundeck: 22 × 12 pdrs Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

Chester was sold out of the navy in 1767.^[1]