HMS Exeter (1680)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Exeter.
| History | |
|---|---|
 England
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| Name: | HMS Exeter |
| Builder: | Johnson, Blackwall Yard |
| Launched: | 1680 |
| Reclassified: | Hulked, 1691 |
| Fate: | Broken up in 1717 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class & type: | 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,059 long tons (1,076.0 t) |
| Length: | 150 ft 8 in (45.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 40 ft 4 in (12.3 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 70 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS Exeter was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, built by contract of 20 February 1678 by Henry Johnson at Blackwall Yard and launched in March 1680.[1]
She was involved in the Battle of Beachy Head against France in 1690. However, the ship suffered damage from an explosion the next year and was hulked in 1691.[1] She was broken up at Portsmouth in 1717.
Notes
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- 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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