HMS Grafton (1679)

HMS Grafton was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Woolwich Dockyard on 17 May 1679.[1][3]

History
Great Britain
Name: HMS Grafton
Builder: Thomas Shish, Woolwich Dockyard
Launched: 17 May 1679
Captured: 1707
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type: 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1,174 long tons (1,192.8 t)
Length: 150 ft (45.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 40 ft 5 in (12.3 m)
Depth of hold: 17 ft 2 in (5.2 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament: 70 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1700 rebuild[2]
Class and type: 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1,102 long tons (1,119.7 t)
Length: 150 ft 8.5 in (45.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 40 ft 10 in (12.4 m)
Depth of hold: 16 ft 8 in (5.1 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament: 70 guns of various weights of shot

Grafton underwent a rebuild at Rotherhithe in 1700, remaining as a 70-gun third rate. She was captured by the French during the Action of 2 May 1707.[2]

See also

References

  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p162.
  2. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p166.
  3. "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Grafton' (1679)". Threedecks. Retrieved 27 August 2019.

Bibliography

  • 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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