HMS Anne (1678)
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| Career (England) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Anne |
| Builder: | Phineas Pett II, Chatham Dockyard |
| Launched: | 1678 |
| Honours and awards: |
Participated in: Battle of Beachy Head |
| Fate: | Burnt, 1690 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,089 long tons (1,106.5 t) |
| Length: | 150 ft 10 in (46.0 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 40 ft (12.2 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 70 guns of various weights of shot |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Anne.
HMS Anne was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, built by Phineas Pett II at Chatham Dockyard and launched in 1678.[1]
She took part in the Battle of Beachy Head in 1690, but was burnt after the battle.[1] The remains, on the low water mark of the beach near Pett Level, East Sussex, were designated under the British Protection of Wrecks Act on 20 June 1974.
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- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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