HMS Hampton Court (1709)
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| Career (Great Britain) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Hampton Court |
| Builder: | Taylor, Rotherhithe |
| Launched: | 19 August 1709 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1744 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 1706 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1137 bm |
| Length: | 150 ft (45.7 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 41 ft (12.5 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft 4 in (5.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
70 guns:
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| General characteristics after 1744 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 1741 proposals 64-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,283 long tons (1,303.6 t) |
| Length: | 154 ft (46.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft (13.4 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 11 in (5.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
64 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Hampton Court.
HMS Hampton Court was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Rotherhithe according to the 1706 Establishment and launched on 19 August 1709.[1]
On 12 December 1741 orders were issued for Hampton Court to be taken to pieces and rebuilt at Deptford Dockyard as a 64-gun third rate to the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment. She was relaunched on 3 April 1744.[2]
Hampton Court remained in service until 1744, when she was broken up.[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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