HMS Southampton (1693)
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| Name: | HMS Southampton |
| Ordered: | 1693 |
| Builder: | Parker & Winter, Southampton |
| Launched: | 10 June 1693 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1771 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 609 long tons (618.8 t) |
| Length: | 121 ft 9 in (37.1 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 33 ft 10 in (10.3 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 13 ft 9 in (4.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1700 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 46-54-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 636 long tons (646.2 t) |
| Length: | 122 ft 3 in (37.3 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 34 ft 2.5 in (10.4 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 13 ft 2 in (4.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 46-54 guns of various weights of shot |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Southampton.
HMS Southampton was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Southampton on 10 June 1693.[1]
She underwent a rebuild at Deptford in 1700 as a fourth rate of between 46 and 54 guns. Southampton was hulked in 1728, and continued in this role until 1771, when she was broken up.[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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