Anne Galley blowing up during the Battle of Toulon, 1744
History
Great Britain
Name
Anne Galley
Completed
19 August 1739 at Deptford Dockyard
Acquired
22 June 1739
Commissioned
July 1739
In service
1739–1744
Honours and awards
Sinking of Isidoro (1743)
Battle of Toulon (1744)
Fate
Destroyed off Toulon, 11 February 1744
General characteristics
Class and type
8-gun fire ship
Tons burthen
30216⁄94 (bm)
Length
97 ft 9 in (29.8 m)
80 ft 0 in (24.4 m) (keel)
Beam
26 ft 8 in (8.1 m)
Depth of hold
12 ft 3 in (3.7 m)
Propulsion
Sails
Complement
55
Armament
8 × 6-pounder guns + 8 × 1⁄2-pounder swivel guns
HMS Anne Galley was an 8-gun fire ship of the Royal Navy, launched in 1739 and in active service during the War of the Austrian Succession against Spain and France. Employed against the Spanish Fleet in 1744 off Toulon, she was destroyed while engaging the Spanish flagship Real Felipe.
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