HMS_Worcester_(1769)
HMS Worcester (1769)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
HMS Worcester was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 17 October 1769 at Portsmouth,[1] and was the fourth ship to bear the name.
In 1783, Worcester took part in the Battle of Cuddalore.[2]
She was broken up in Deptford in 1816, after having been hulked in 1788.[1] She is best known as the ship on which Lord Nelson won an acting commission in 1776 as the fourth lieutenant.[citation needed]