HMS Hampshire (1698)
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Hampshire.
History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name: | HMS Hampshire |
Ordered: | 1695 |
Builder: | Taylor, Nelson Dock, Rotherhithe |
Launched: | 3 March 1698 |
Fate: | Broken up, 1739 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type: | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen: | 690 long tons (701.1 t) |
Length: | 132 ft (40.2 m) (gundeck) |
Beam: | 34 ft 3 in (10.4 m) |
Depth of hold: | 13 ft 8 in (4.2 m) |
Propulsion: | Sails |
Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
Armament: | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS Hampshire was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 3 March 1698 at Nelson Dock, Rotherhithe.[1]
Hampshire was broken up in 1739.[1]
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.
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