HMS Sutherland (1741)

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

HMS Sutherland was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Rotherhithe according to the dimensions laid out in the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment, and launched on 15 October 1741.^[1]

HMS Sutherland sailed by John Rous during the Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Sutherland
Ordered	28 April 1740
Builder	Taylor, Rotherhithe
Launched	15 October 1741
Fate	Sold, 1770
General characteristics [1]
Class & type	1733 proposals 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	873
Length	134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam	38 ft 6 in (11.7 m)
Depth of hold	15 ft 9 in (4.8 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns: Gundeck: 22 × 18 pdrs Upper gundeck: 22 × 9 pdrs Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

Sutherland at Roseau, Dominica in 1761

Sutherland participated in the Siege of Louisbourg (1758), providing shore bombardment for the forces of Brigadier-General James Wolfe.

Sutherland was sold out of the navy in 1770.^[1]