HMS Princess Amelia (1757)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Princess Amelia.

HMS Princess Amelia was an 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Joseph Allin and built at Woolwich Dockyard by Israel Pownoll to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 7 March 1757.^[1]

battle of Dogger Bank 1781
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Norfolk
Ordered	25 April 1751
Builder	Woolwich Dockyard, M/Shipwright Thomas Fellowes, followed by Thomas Slade, Adam Hayes, Edward Allin, and Israel Pownoll
Launched	7 March 1757
Renamed	HMS Princess Amelia on 1 November 1755
Fate	Sold, 1818
Notes	Participated in: Battle of Dogger Bank
General characteristics [1]
Class & type	1745 Establishment 80-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1579 39⁄94 (bm)
Length	165 ft 0 in (50.3 m) (gundeck); 133 ft 0 in (40.5 m) (keel)
Beam	47 ft 3 in (14.4 m)
Depth of hold	20 ft 0 in (6.1 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	650
Armament	Gundeck: 26 × 32-pounder guns Middle gundeck: 26 × 18-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 24 × 9-pounder guns QD: Nil Fc: 4 × 6-pounder guns

History

She participated in the 1781 Battle of Dogger Bank under the command of Captain Macartney with reduced masts and guns.^[2]: 46

In June 1773 the Amelia sailed to Florida and then Newfoundland before returning to England in August 1773.^[3] During the voyage, Cuthbert Collingwood served as midshipman onboard.^[3]

Princess Amelia was lent to the Board of Customs in November 1788, and thereby deleted from the Navy List. She arrived at Sheerness on 24 March 1818 from Stangate Creek. The Admiralty then sold her on 11 June 1818 to a Mr. Snooks for £2,610.^[1]