HMS Oxford (1674)
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Oxford |
| Ordered: | 11 September 1672 |
| Builder: | Baylie, Bristol |
| Launched: | June 1674 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1758 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 54-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 670.2 tons (680.9 tonnes) |
| Length: | 109 ft (33 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 34 ft (10 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 54 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1727 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 1719 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 767 tons (779.3 tonnes) |
| Length: | 134 ft (41 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 15 ft 2 in (4.62 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
50 guns:
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HMS Oxford was a 54-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Francis Baylie in Bristol and launched in June 1674.[1] Her guns comprised twenty-two 24-pounders on the lower deck, with twenty-two large sakers (8-pounders) on the upper deck and ten smaller sakers (5-pounders) on the quarter deck.
On 23 February 1684, Captain John Tyrrell was appointed to command the ship. From 1701 to 1702 the Oxford underwent a Great Repair amounting to rebuilding at Deptford.[1][3]
On 29 June 1723 she was ordered to be taken to pieces at Portsmouth Dockyard, and rebuilt to the lines of a 50-gun Fourth Rate of the 1719 Establishment. She relaunched on 10 July 1727.[2]
Towards the end of the Seven Years' War the ship was commanded by Mariot Arbuthnot.
The Oxford was broken up in 1758.[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.
- Michael Phillips. Oxford (54) (1674). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 10 December 2007.
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