HMS Colchester (1746)

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

HMS Colchester was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Southampton according to the dimensions laid down in the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment, and launched on 20 September 1745.^[1] She was ordered as a replacement for the previous HMS Colchester, which had been wrecked just two months after being launched.^[1][2]

Colchester
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Colchester
Ordered	6 November 1744
Builder	Carter, Southampton
Launched	20 September 1746
Fate	Broken up, 1773
General characteristics [1]
Class & type	1741 proposals 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	978
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

Colchester served until 1762, when she was found to be unfit for service.^[3] She was eventually broken up in 1773.^[1]