History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Assistance
Ordered	6 August 1745
Builder	Ledger, River Medway
Launched	22 December 1747
Fate	Sold, 1773
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	1745 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1063 bm
Length	150 ft (45.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam	42 ft 8 in (13.0 m)
Depth of hold	18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns: Gundeck: 22 × 24-pounders Upper gundeck: 22 × 12-pounders Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pounders Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounders

HMS Assistance was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at a private yard on the River Medway to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 22 December 1747.^[1]

Assistance served until 1773, when she was sold out of the navy.^[1]