Burford class ship of the line
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| Class overview |
| Name: |
Burford |
| Operators: |
Royal Navy |
| In service: |
1757 - 1785 |
| Completed: |
3 |
| Retired: |
3 |
| General characteristics |
| Type: |
68-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: |
1427 |
| Length: |
162 ft 0 in (49.4 m) (gundeck)
134 ft 6 in (41.0 m) (keel) |
| Beam: |
44 ft 8 in (13.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: |
19 ft 8 in (6.0 m) |
| Propulsion: |
Sails |
| Complement: |
520 officers and men |
| Armament: |
68 guns:
- Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs
- Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
- Quarterdeck: 12 × 9 pdrs
- Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs
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The Burford class ships were three 68-gun third rates designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Joseph Allin. The Burford ships were almost the last "70-gun" (in practice 68-gun) ships designed by Allin. They were built to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1754.
Ships
- Builder: Chatham Dockyard
- Ordered: 15 January 1754
- Laid down: 30 October 1754
- Launched: 5 May 1757
- Fate: Sold to be broken up, 1785
- Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard
- Ordered: 15 January 1754
- Laid down: 22 June 1754
- Launched: 13 December 1757
- Fate: Broken up, 1775
- Builder: Plymouth Dockyard
- Ordered: 13 May 1758
- Laid down: 9 August 1758
- Launched: 31 May 1766
- Fate: Broken up, 1783
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.
- Lyon, David (1993) The Sailing Navy List. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-617-5
- Winfield, Rif (2007) British Warships in the Age of Sail: 1714 - 1792. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1861762955
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1750 amendments
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1752 amendments
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60-gun fourth rates
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50-gun fourth rates
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