▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy , ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁ship ▁to ▁bear ▁the ▁name . ▁She ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 1 7 5 7 ▁at ▁De pt ford ▁D ock yard . ▁ ▁Her ▁first ▁commander ▁was ▁Captain ▁Robert ▁Hugh es ▁and ▁she ▁fle w ▁the ▁broad ▁p enn ant ▁of ▁Com mod ore ▁Sir ▁Pe ir cy ▁Bre tt . ▁Nor folk ▁em ulated ▁her ▁prede cess or ▁() ▁by ▁rein for cing ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies , ▁where ▁she ▁esc orted ▁a ▁fleet ▁that ▁was ▁transport ing ▁vital ▁stores ▁and ▁six ▁inf antry ▁reg iments ▁to ▁that ▁region . ▁ ▁She ▁became ▁flags hip ▁of ▁the ▁Commander - In - Ch ief ▁East ▁Ind ies ▁Station , ▁R ear - Ad mir al ▁Charles ▁Ste ev ens ▁and ▁his ▁successor ▁Vice - Ad mir al ▁Samuel ▁Corn ish . ▁Nor folk ▁was ▁de comm ission ed ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 4 , ▁after ▁her ▁return ▁to ▁Port sm outh ▁was ▁broken ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 4 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Battle ▁of ▁Man ila ▁( 1 7 6 2 ) ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁La very , ▁Brian ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) ▁The ▁Sh ip ▁of ▁the ▁Line ▁– ▁Volume ▁ 1 : ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁battle f le et ▁ 1 6 5 0 – 1 8 5 0 . ▁Con way ▁Mar itime ▁Press . ▁. ▁ ▁Category : Sh ips ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁Category :