HMS Breda (1692)

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Name: HMS Breda
Ordered: 1690
Builder: Lawrence, Woolwich Dockyard
Launched: 23 April 1692
Honours and
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Participated in:
Fate: Broken up, 1730
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1,094 long tons (1,111.6 t)
Length: 150 ft (45.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 40 ft 5 in (12.3 m)
Depth of hold: 16 ft 8 in (5.1 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 Breda.

HMS Breda was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Woolwich Dockyard on 23 April 1692.[1] She was named after the Declaration of Breda made in 1660 by Charles II of England.

In 1701, under Captain Christopher Fogg, she became the flagship of Vice-Admiral John Benbow. His squadron left for the West Indies on 2 September 1701 as the War of the Spanish Succession began.[2]

During the Action of August 1702, Breda, under Benbow's command, was one of only two ships in the squadron to effectively engage the French. After several days, the contumacy of Benbow's captains in refusing to fight, and his own injuries, forced him to return to Port Royal, where several were convicted of cowardice at a court-martial.[2]

In 1718, Breda was commanded by Captain Barrows Harris, and took part in the Battle of Cape Passaro.[2] She was broken up in 1730.[1]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p163.
  2. ^ a b c Ships of the Old Navy, Breda.

[edit] References

  • Michael Phillips. Breda (70) (1692). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
  • 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.