HMS Expedition (1679)
| History | |
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 Great Britain | |
| Name: | HMS Expedition |
| Builder: | Furzer, Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Launched: | 1679 |
| Renamed: | HMS Prince Frederick, 1715 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1784 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 70-gun third-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,059 tons BM |
| Length: | 152 ft 1 in (46.4 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 40 ft 9 in (12.4 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: | 70 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1699 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 70-gun third-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,116 tons BM |
| Length: | 152 ft 1 in (46.4 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 40 ft 10 in (12.4 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft 1.5 in (5.2 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: | 70 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1714 rebuild[3] | |
| Class and type: | 1706 Establishment 70-gun third-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,116 |
| Length: | 150 ft (45.7 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 41 ft (12.5 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft 4 in (5.3 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: |
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| General characteristics after 1740 rebuild[4] | |
| Class and type: | 1733 proposals 70-gun third-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,225 |
| Length: | 151 ft (46.0 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 43 ft 5 in (13.2 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: |
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HMS Expedition was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Portsmouth Dockyard in 1679.[1]
Expedition was rebuilt as a 70-gun third rate in 1699 at Chatham Dockyard.[2] She was rebuilt for a second time as a 70-gun third rate to the 1706 Establishment at Portsmouth Dockyard, and was relaunched on 16 August 1714. She was renamed HMS Prince Frederick after Frederick, Prince of Wales in 1715.[3] Her final rebuild was carried out at Deptford, where she was reconstructed as a 70-gun third rate to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment.[4]
The Prince Frederick was part of Vice-Admiral Edward Vernon's fleet and took part in the expedition to Cartagena de Indias during the War of Jenkin's Ear.
Prince Frederick was sold out of the navy in 1784.[4]
Notes
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.