HMS Saltash (1741)
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hms-saltash-1741-234-17191725
title:
HMS Saltash (1741)
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HMS Saltash was an 8-gun two-masted sloop of the Royal Navy, built on speculation by Henry Bird at Deptford Wet Dock on the Thames River, England. She was purchased while building by the Navy Board at the end of August 1741 to replace the 1732-built sloop of the same name. The new sloop was launched on 3 September. She was commissioned in 1741 under Commander Peter Toms, and sailed for the Straits of Gibraltar. In 1742 she was under Commander Arthur Upton; she grounded in the Gulf of Cadiz on 16
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Sloop of the Royal Navy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Saltash_(1741)
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2023-07-27T11:47:33Z
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