HMS Eagle (1679)
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| Career (Great Britain) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Eagle |
| Builder: | Furzer, Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Launched: | 1679 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 1707 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,047 long tons (1,063.8 t) |
| Length: | 156 ft 6 in (47.7 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 40 ft 6 in (12.3 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 70 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1699 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,099 long tons (1,116.6 t) |
| Length: | 156 ft 6 in (47.7 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 40 ft 8 in (12.4 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft 3 in (5.3 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 Eagle.
HMS Eagle was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Portsmouth Dockyard in 1679.[1]
She underwent a rebuild at Chatham Dockyard in 1699, retaining her armament of 70 guns. Eagle was wrecked in 1707.[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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