HMS Elizabeth (1679)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Elizabeth.
Career (England)
Name: HMS Elizabeth
Builder: Castle, Deptford
Launched: 1679
Captured: 1704
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type:70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen:1,108 long tons (1,125.8 t)
Length:151 ft 8 in (46.2 m) (gundeck)
Beam:40 ft 11.5 in (12.5 m)
Depth of hold:16 ft 8.5 in (5.1 m)
Propulsion:Sails
Sail plan:Full rigged ship
Armament:70 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1704 rebuild[2]
Class and type:70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen:1,152 long tons (1,170.5 t)
Length:153 ft 3 in (46.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam:41 ft 5.5 in (12.6 m)
Depth of hold:17 ft 1.5 in (5.2 m)
Propulsion:Sails
Sail plan:Full rigged ship
Armament:70 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Elizabeth was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched at Deptford in 1679.[1]

Elizabeth was rebuilt as another 70-gun third rate at Portsmouth Dockyard in 1704, but was captured later that year.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p162.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p167.

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.