HMS Ipswich (1694)
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| Career (Great Britain) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Ipswich |
| Ordered: | 1690 |
| Builder: | Barret, Harwich |
| Launched: | 19 April 1694 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1764 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,049 long tons (1,065.8 t) |
| Length: | 149 ft 11 in (45.7 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 40 ft (12.2 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 |
| General characteristics after 1730 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 1719 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,142 long tons (1,160.3 t) |
| Length: | 151 ft (46.0 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 41 ft 6 in (12.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft 4 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 Ipswich.
HMS Ipswich was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Harwich on 19 April 1694.[1]
She was rebuilt at Portsmouth according to the 1719 Establishment, relaunching on 30 October 1730.[2]
Ipswich was hulked in 1757, and broken up in 1764.[2]
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[edit] References
- 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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