HMS Advice (1712)

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|Ship country=Great Britain

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|Ship name=HMS Advice

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|Ship builder=Allin, Deptford Dockyard

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|Ship launched=8 July 1712

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|Ship renamed=HMS Milford, 1744

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|Ship fate=Sold, 1749

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|Header caption=Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 168.

|Ship class=1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line

|Ship tons burthen=714 bm

|Ship length={{convert|130|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} (gundeck)

|Ship beam={{convert|35|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}

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|Ship hold depth={{convert|14|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}

|Ship propulsion=Sails

|Ship sail plan=Full-rigged ship

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|Ship armament=*50 guns:

  • Gundeck: 22 × 18-pounders
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 9-pounders
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pounders
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounders

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HMS Advice was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Joseph Allin the elder according to the 1706 Establishment of dimensions at Deptford Dockyard, and launched on 8 July 1712.

In 1744, she was renamed HMS Milford, and she was sold out of the navy in 1749.

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References

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  • Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. {{ISBN|0-85177-252-8}}.

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Category:Ships of the line of the Royal Navy

Category:1710s ships

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