HMS Winchester was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy , built at Rotherhithe to the dimensions prescribed by the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment , and launched on 3 May 1744.[ 1]
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Winchester commanded by Sir John Bentley
History Great Britain Name HMS Winchester Ordered 14 April 1743 Builder Bird, Rotherhithe Launched 3 May 1744 Fate Sold, 1769 General characteristics [ 1] Class & type 1741 proposals 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line Tons burthen 987 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
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Winchester was sold out of the navy in 1769.[ 1]
Plan of the attack against Basseterre , Guadeloupe by a squadron of Royal Navy ships of war commanded by Commodore Moore on 22 January 1759 - also the encampments of the British. Shows Winchester 
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