HMS Warspite (1666)
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| Name: | HMS Warspite |
| Builder: | Johnson, Blackwall |
| Launched: | 1666 |
| Renamed: | HMS Edinburgh, 1721 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1771 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 885 tons (899.2 tonnes) |
| Length: | 117 ft (36 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 38 ft 9 in (11.8 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 15 ft 4 in (4.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 70 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1702 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 66-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 952 tons (967.3 tonnes) |
| Length: | 147 ft 7 in (45.0 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 38 ft 6.5 in (11.75 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 15 ft 8 in (4.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 66 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1721 rebuild[3] | |
| Class and type: | 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1119 tons (1137 tonnes) |
| Length: | 151 ft (46 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 |
| General characteristics after 1744 rebuild[4] | |
| Class and type: | 64-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1285 tons (1305.6 tonnes) |
| Length: | 154 ft (47 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft (13 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 11 in (5.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
64 guns:
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Warspite and HMS Edinburgh.
HMS Warspite was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched in 1666 at Blackwall Yard.[5] By 1685, she was mounting 68 guns.
Warspite was rebuilt at Rotherhithe in 1702 as a 66-gun ship. She was rebuilt for a second time at Chatham, relaunching as a 70-gun ship once more on 30 June 1721 and renamed HMS Edinburgh. She was rebuilt for a final time at Chatham Dockyard as a 64-gun ship, relaunching on 31 May 1744.
Edinburgh was broken up in 1771.
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[edit] References
- 'Blackwall Yard: Development, to c.1819'. Survey of London: volumes 43 and 44: Poplar, Blackwall and Isle of Dogs (1994), pp. 553-565. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2007-10-15.
- 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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