HMS Gloucester (1709)

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

HMS Gloucester was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Rotherhithe according to the 1706 Establishment, and launched on 25 July 1709.^[1]

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Gloucester
Builder	Burchett, Rotherhithe
Launched	25 July 1709
Captured	26 October 1709, by the French
France
Acquired	26 October 1709
General characteristics [1]
Class & type	1706 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	923 bm
Length	144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam	38 ft (11.6 m)
Depth of hold	15 ft 8 in (4.8 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	60 guns: Gundeck: 24 × 24-pdrs Upper gundeck: 26 × 9-pdrs Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs

Gloucester's career with the Royal Navy was brief, for on 26 October 1709, she was captured by French forces off Cape Clear Island.^[2]