HMS Warspite (1666)
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| Career (Great Britain) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Warspite |
| Builder: | Johnson, Blackwall Yard |
| Launched: | 1666 |
| Renamed: | HMS Edinburgh, 1721 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1771 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 885 tons (899.2 tonnes) |
| Length: | 117 ft (36 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 38 ft 9 in (11.81 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 15 ft 4 in (4.67 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: | 66-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 952 tons (967.3 tonnes) |
| Length: | 147 ft 7 in (44.98 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 38 ft 6.5 in (11.748 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 15 ft 8 in (4.78 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 66 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1721 rebuild[3] | |
| Class and type: | 1719 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1119 tons (1137 tonnes) |
| Length: | 151 ft (46 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 41 ft 6 in (12.65 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft 4 in (5.28 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
70 guns:
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| General characteristics after 1744 rebuild[4] | |
| Class and type: | 1741 proposals 64-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1285 tons (1305.6 tonnes) |
| Length: | 154 ft (47 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft (13 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 11 in (5.77 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
64 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Warspite and HMS Edinburgh.
HMS Warspite was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched in 1666 at Blackwall Yard.[5] By 1685, she was mounting only 68 guns.[1]
Warspite was rebuilt at Rotherhithe in 1702 as a 66-gun ship.[2] She was rebuilt for a second time at Chatham, relaunching as a 70-gun ship to the 1719 Establishment on 30 June 1721 and renamed HMS Edinburgh.[3] On 14 May 1741 orders were issued for Edinburgh to be taken to pieces for her third and final rebuild, this time at Chatham Dockyard according to the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment as a 64-gun ship. She was relaunched on 31 May 1744.[4]
Edinburgh was broken up in 1771.[4]
Notes
References
- "'Blackwall Yard: Development, to c.1819'". Survey of London: volumes 43 and 44: Poplar, Blackwall and Isle of Dogs (1994), pp. 553-565. English Heritage. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=46533. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
- 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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