HMS Hampton Court (1678)
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Name: | HMS Hampton Court |
Builder: | John Shish, Deptford Dockyard |
Launched: | 1678 |
Captured: | 1707 |
General characteristics as built[1] | |
Class and type: | 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen: | 1,105 long tons (1,122.7 t) |
Length: | 150 ft 6 in (45.9 m) (gundeck) |
Beam: | 39 ft 10 in (12.1 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 1701 rebuild[2] | |
Class and type: | 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen: | 1,073 long tons (1,090.2 t) |
Length: | 150 ft 6 in (45.9 m) (gundeck) |
Beam: | 40 ft 4.5 in (12.3 m) |
Depth of hold: | 16 ft 11 in (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 Hampton Court.
HMS Hampton Court was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Deptford Dockyard in 1678.[1]
She underwent a rebuild in 1701 at Blackwall, remaining a 70-gun third rate. Hampton Court was captured 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.