HMS Cambridge (1695)
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| Career (Great Britain) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Cambridge |
| Builder: | Harding, Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched: | 21 December 1695 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1749 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 80-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,194 long tons (1,213.2 t) |
| Length: | 156 ft (47.5 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 41 ft 11.5 in (12.8 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 80 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1715 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 1706 Establishment 80-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,286 long tons (1,306.6 t) |
| Length: | 156 ft (47.5 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 43 ft 6 in (13.3 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft 8 in (5.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
80 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Cambridge.
HMS Cambridge was an 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Deptford Dockyard on 21 December 1695.[1]
She was rebuilt according to the 1706 Establishment at Woolwich Dockyard, and relaunched on 17 September 1715. During this rebuild, her armament of 80 guns was redistributed over an additional gundeck, to make her a three-decker instead of the two-decker she was originally built as. She continued to be classified as a third rate, however.[2]
Cambridge was broken up in 1749.[2]
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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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