HMS ''Anson'' was a 60-gun

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of the

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, built at

Bursledon Bursledon is a village on the River Hamble in Hampshire, England. It is located within the borough of Eastleigh. Close to the city of Southampton, Bursledon has a railway station, a marina, dockyards and the Bursledon Windmill. Nearby villages i ...

Philemon Ewer There were a number of shipbuilders and shipwrights called Philemon Ewer in the villages of Bursledon and Hamble in the River Hamble area of Hampshire, England during the 18th century. The Master Shipbuilder The 'Master' shipbuilder was Phile ...

British History Online, Bursledon. to the draught specified by the

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, and launched on 10 October 1747. ''Anson'' served until 1773, when she was sold out of the navy. Today, a model of the ship appears on a monument to Ewer in Bursledon

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References

*Lavery, Brian (2003) ''The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850''. Conway Maritime Press. . *William Page (editor) (1908
'Parishes: Bursledon', ''A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 3'' (1908), pp. 283-84.
British History Online. Retrieved 29 June 2007. Ships of the line of the Royal Navy 1747 ships Ships built on the River Hamble {{UK-line-ship-stub