HMS Sandwich (1679)
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| Name: | HMS Sandwich |
| Builder: | Betts, Harwich |
| Launched: | 1679 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1770 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 90-gun second rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,395 long tons (1,417.4 t) |
| Length: | 161 ft 6 in (49.2 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft 6 in (13.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 3 in (5.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 90 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1712 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 1706 Establishment 90-gun second rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,573 long tons (1,598.2 t) |
| Length: | 162 ft (49.4 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 47 ft (14.3 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
90 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Sandwich.
HMS Sandwich was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched in 1679 at Harwich.[1]
She underwent a rebuild at Chatham Dockyard, from where she was relaunched on 21 April 1712 as a 90-gun second rate built to the 1706 Establishment. Sandwich was broken up in 1770.[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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