HMS Shrewsbury (1695)
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| Career (Great Britain) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Shrewsbury |
| Builder: | Stigant, Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Launched: | 6 February 1695 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1749 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 80-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,257 long tons (1,277.2 t) |
| Length: | 158 ft (48.2 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 42 ft 6 in (13.0 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft 5 in (5.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 80 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1713 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 1706 Establishment 80-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,314 long tons (1,335.1 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 Shrewsbury.
HMS Shrewsbury was a three-decker 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Portsmouth Dockyard on 6 February 1695.[1]
She was rebuilt according to the 1706 Establishment at Deptford Dockyard, and was relaunched on 12 August 1713.[2]
Shrewsbury continued in service until 1749, 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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