HMS Dorsetshire (1694)
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| Career (Great Britain) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Dorsetshire |
| Builder: | Winter, Southampton |
| Launched: | 8 December 1694 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1749 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 80-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,176 long tons (1,194.9 t) |
| Length: | 153 ft 4.5 in (46.7 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 42 ft (12.8 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 80 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1712 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 1706 Establishment 80-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,289 long tons (1,309.7 t) |
| Length: | 156 ft (47.5 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 43 ft 6 in (13.3 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft 8 in (5.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
80 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Dorsetshire.
HMS Dorsetshire was an 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Southampton on 8 December 1694.[1]
She was rebuilt according to the 1706 Establishment at Portsmouth Dockyard, and relaunched on 20 September 1712. As built, Dorsetshire had carried her 80-gun armament on two decks, but during this rebuild they were redistributed over a third gundeck, although she continued to be classified as a third rate.[2]
Dorsetshire continued to serve until 1749, when she was sold out of the navy.[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.
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