HMS Restoration (1678)
| Career (England) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Restoration |
| Builder: | Betts, Harwich |
| Launched: | 1678 |
| Honours and awards: |
Participated in: |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 27 November 1703 on the Goodwin Sands. |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 70-gun Third Rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,032 long tons (1,048.6 t) |
| Length: | 150 ft 6 in (45.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 39 ft 8 in (12.1 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 70 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1702 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 70-gun Third Rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,045 long tons (1,061.8 t) |
| Length: | 150 ft 9 in (45.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 40 ft (12.2 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 70 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS Restoration was a 70-gun Third Rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, named after the English Restoration. She was built by Betts of Harwich and launched in 1678.[1]
She took part in the Battle of Barfleur on 19 May 1692. She was rebuilt at Portsmouth Dockyard in 1702, remaining a 70-gun Third Rate.[2]
Restoration was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands in the Great Storm of 1703. All 387 men were lost, including her captain, a man named Emms.
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Wreck
Local divers found the wreck site in 1980.[3] The initial designation was of 50 around what is now known as the South Mound; the North Mound was discovered in 1999 and the area was amended under Statutory Instrument number 2004/2395 as a 300 m radius around 51º 15.6302' N, 01º 30.0262' E.[3] It is believed that the Restoration lies under the North Mound and the South Mound is the fourth-rate HMS Mary wrecked in the same storm, but this is not known for certain.[3] The site lies 100 m to the west of the Goodwin Sands off Deal, near the wrecks of HMS Stirling Castle and HMS Northumberland which also sank in the storm.[3]
The site was investigated by Wessex Archaeology on 25 June 2006.[3] They found copper-clad timbers, a cannon, lead pipes and hearth bricks.[3]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p162.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p167.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Wessex Archaeology (November 2006), RESTORATION, GOODWIN SANDS DESIGNATED SITE ASSESSMENT: ARCHAEOLOGICAL REPORT, English Heritage, http://amaxus.english-heritage.org.uk/upload/pdf/Restoration_Archaeological_Report_final_version%2Bfigs.pdf?1251118143, retrieved 2009-08-24 Has lots of details of the history and the current state of the wreck site.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
- 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.
External References
Coordinates: Archaeology report p5 51°15′42″N 01°30′3″E / 51.26167°N 1.50083°E
