HMS Salisbury (1707)

HMS Salisbury was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched in 1707.

Details on her precise dimensions and build characteristics are sparse. Ships of this rate typically carried around 200-300 crew. She would have been armed primarily with 24-pounder guns on her lower gun deck and smaller guns on the upper deck and quarterdeck/forecastle.

Her service history is not extensively documented but it is known she was active during the War of the Spanish Succession, likely engaged in convoy escort, patrols, and potentially fleet actions, although specific engagements remain unconfirmed due to limitations in historical records. Ships of this class played a vital role in protecting British trade routes and projecting naval power.

The fate of HMS Salisbury (1707) is currently unknown without further research of naval archives and historical documents. She may have been wrecked, captured, decommissioned, or rebuilt under a new name.