HMS Elizabeth (1679)
HMS Elizabeth was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched at Deptford in on 3 March 1678.[1][3]
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name: | HMS Elizabeth |
| Builder: | Castle, Deptford |
| Launched: | 3 March 1678 |
| Captured: | 1704 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1108 |
| Length: | 151 ft 8 in (46.2 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 40 ft 11.5 in (12.5 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 16 ft 8.5 in (5.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 70 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1704 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,152 long tons (1,170.5 t) |
| Length: | 153 ft 3 in (46.7 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 41 ft 5.5 in (12.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft 1.5 in (5.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 70 guns of various weights of shot |
Elizabeth was rebuilt as another 70-gun third rate at Portsmouth Dockyard in 1704, but was captured later that year.[2]
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p162.
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p167.
- "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Elizabeth' (1679)". Threedecks. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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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