HMS Burford (1679)
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| Name: | HMS Burford |
| Builder: | Thomas Shish, Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched: | 1679 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 1719 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class & type: | 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,174 long tons (1,192.8 t) |
| Length: | 152 ft 4 in (46.4 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 40 ft 10.5 in (12.5 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft 3 in (5.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 70 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1699 rebuild[2] | |
| Class & type: | 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,113 long tons (1,130.9 t) |
| Length: | 152 ft 3 in (46.4 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 40 ft 8.75 in (12.4 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 16 ft 4 in (5.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 70 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS Burford was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Woolwich Dockyard in 1679.[1]
She was rebuilt at Deptford in 1699, remaining as a 70-gun third rate.[2]
Burford was wrecked on February 14, 1719 after running aground at an unspecified location on the Italian coast.[2]
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.
- Phillips Michael; Colledge & Warlow, Ships of the Royal Navy
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