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HMS Kent (1746)
HMS ''Kent'' was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was ordered from Deptford Dockyard on 10 May 1743 to be built to the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment, and was launched on 10 May 1746.〔 Her first commander was Thomas Fox, who had previously commanded HMS ''Newcastle''.〔Ships of the Old Navy, ''Kent''.〕
==Chasing the convoys==
In April 1747 ''Kent'' was part of a small squadron under Fox's overall command consisting of HMS ''Hampton Court'', HMS ''Eagle'', HMS ''Lion'', HMS ''Chester'' and HMS ''Hector'', and accompanied by two fireships.〔 They cruised between Ushant and Cape Finisterre in an attempt to intercept a large merchant fleet that was sailing from San Domingo to France. After a month at sea they encountered the convoy, which consisted of some 170 ships carrying a cargo of cochineal, cotton, indigo and other valuable commodities. Their escort was four French warships, who fled upon the approach of the British fleet. Fox's squadron captured 46 merchants, and dispersed the rest. Some were later captured by smaller British warships operating in the area.〔
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