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HMS Gloucester (1709) (3rd)
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This the third ship to carry the name HMS Gloucester was a fourth
rate, 60-gun, ship of the line.
Built by Burchett of Rotherhithe, launched 25-Jul-1709, 144ft long, 38ft 6in wide and of 923 tons builders measurement. She had a short career because 3 months after completion in Oct-1709 she was attacked by the French while on convoy duty off the coast of Southern Ireland. After a fierce battle Gloucester was “reduced to a shambles” and captured by the French ship Achille. Captain Balchen was exonerated of any blame and continued to serve, eventually being knighted for his services in 1744.
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04 November, 2012.
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