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{{short description|Ship of the line of the Royal Navy}}
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|Ship image=Charles Edward Dixon HMS Nottingham 1703 French battleship Mars 1740 Cape Clear.jpg
|Ship caption=Action between HMS ''Nottingham'' and the [[French ship Mars (1740)|''Mars'']] by [[Charles Dixon (artist)|Charles Dixon]]. ''Mars'' was returning to France after the failed [[Duc d'Anville Expedition]], 11 October 1746
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|Ship country=[[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]]
|Ship flag=[[File:Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg|60px|Royal Navy Ensign]]
|Ship name=HMS ''Nottingham''
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|Ship builder=Harding, Deptford Dockyard
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|Ship launched=10 June 1703
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|Ship honours=*[[Second Battle of Cape Finisterre]], 1747
*[[Battle of Cabrita Point]]
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|Ship fate=Sunk as a breakwater, 1773
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|Header caption=as built<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p166">Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p166.</ref>
|Ship class=60-gun [[fourth-rate]] [[ship of the line]]
|Ship tons burthen=924 bm
|Ship length={{convert|145|ft|9.5|in|m|1|abbr=on}} (gundeck)
|Ship beam={{convert|38|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}
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|Ship hold depth={{convert|15|ft|11|in|m|1|abbr=on}}
|Ship sail plan=[[Full-rigged ship]]
|Ship propulsion=Sails
|Ship complement=365 officers and men
|Ship armament=60 guns of various weights of shot
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|Header caption=after 1719 rebuild<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p168">Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p168.</ref>
|Ship class=[[1706 Establishment]] 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line
|Ship tons burthen=928 bm
|Ship length={{convert|144|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} (gundeck)
|Ship beam={{convert|38|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}
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|Ship hold depth={{convert|15|ft|8|in|m|1|abbr=on}}
|Ship sail plan=[[Full-rigged ship]]
|Ship propulsion=Sails
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|Ship armament=*60 guns:
* Gundeck: 24 × 24-pdrs
* Upper gundeck: 26 × 9-pdrs
* Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pdrs
* Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs
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|Header caption=after 1745 rebuild<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p171">Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p171.</ref>
|Ship class=[[1719 Establishment#1733 proposals|1733 proposals]] 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line
|Ship tons burthen=1,077 bm
|Ship length={{convert|144|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} (gundeck)
|Ship beam={{convert|41|ft|5|in|m|1|abbr=on}}
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|Ship hold depth={{convert|16|ft|11|in|m|1|abbr=on}}
|Ship sail plan=[[Full-rigged ship]]
|Ship propulsion=Sails
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|Ship armament=*60 guns:
*Gundeck: 24 × 24-pdrs
*Upper gundeck: 26 × 9-pdrs
*Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pdrs
*Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs
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'''HMS ''Nottingham''''' was a 60-gun [[fourth-rate]] [[ship of the line]] of the [[Royal Navy]], built at [[Deptford Dockyard]] and launched on 10 June 1703.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p166" /> She was the first ship to bear the name.
Commissioned under Captain [[Samuel Whitaker]], she formed part of Admiral [[Cloudesley Shovell]]'s fleet that sailed with Admiral [[George Rooke|Rooke]] to attack and take the formidable [[Rock of Gibraltar]] in 1704. The ship also saw action in the [[Battle of Cabrita point]] in March 1705 and in the [[Mediterranean]] in 1711.
''Nottingham'' was rebuilt according to the [[1706 Establishment]] at [[Deptford]], from where she was relaunched on 5 October 1719.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p168" /> On 18 May 1739, orders were issued directing that ''Nottingham'' be taken to pieces and rebuilt according to the [[1719 Establishment#1733 proposals|1733 proposals]] of the [[1719 Establishment]] at [[Sheerness]], from where she was relaunched on 17 August 1745.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p171" />
The ship, when captained by [[Philip Saumarez]],<ref>[[Wikisource:Saumarez, Philip (DNB00)]]</ref> also attacked and captured the French ship {{HMS|Mars|1746|2}}, which was returning to France after the failed [[Duc d'Anville Expedition]], 11 October 1746. ''Nottingham'' took [[Augustin de Boschenry de Drucour]] captive.
''Nottingham'' gained more success with [[Action of 31 January 1748|the capture]] of the French 74-gun {{HMS|Magnanime|1748|2}} on 31 January 1748 under Captain [[Sir Robert Harland, 1st Baronet|Robert Harland]].<ref name=GMHR>{{cite journal |title=Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, Volume 18 |journal=[[The Gentleman's Magazine]] |page=136 |date=March 1748 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZYM3AAAAYAAJ&q=nottingham+portland+1748&pg=PA136}}</ref>
''Nottingham'' continued in service until 1773, when she was sunk to form part of a [[breakwater (structure)|breakwater]].<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p171" />
[[File:Perspective view of the order of sailing and conducting his majesty&#039;s ships of war and transports... LCCN2003670602.jpg|thumb|Shown here as a member Sir [[George Pocock]]'s [[Coloured squadrons of the Royal Navy|Blue Squadron]], circa 1762]]
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==References==
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* Lavery, Brian (2003) ''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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==External links==
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