HMS Romney (1708)
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|Ship notes= }}{{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption=after 1726 rebuildLavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 170. |Ship class=1719 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |Ship tons burthen=756 |Ship length={{convert|134|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} (gundeck) |Ship beam={{convert|36|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} |Ship draught= |Ship hold depth={{convert|15|ft|2|in|m|1|abbr=on}} |Ship propulsion=Sails |Ship sail plan=Full-rigged ship |Ship complement= |Ship armament=*50 guns:
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HMS Romney was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Sir Joseph Allin to the 1706 Establishment at Deptford Dockyard, and launched on 2 December 1708.
On 11 June 1723 orders were issued for Romney to be taken to pieces and rebuilt at Deptford according to the 1719 Establishment, and she was relaunched on 17 October 1726.
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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
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