HMS Elizabeth (1679)

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History
Royal Navy EnsignEngland
NameHMS Elizabeth
BuilderCastle, Deptford
Launched3 March 1678
Captured1704
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1108
Length151 ft 8 in (46.2 m) (gundeck)
Beam40 ft 11.5 in (12.5 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 8.5 in (5.1 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament70 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1704 rebuild[2]
Class and type70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,152 long tons (1,170.5 t)
Length153 ft 3 in (46.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam41 ft 5.5 in (12.6 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 1.5 in (5.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament70 guns of various weights of shot

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]

Elizabeth was rebuilt as another 70-gun third rate at Portsmouth Dockyard in 1704, but was captured later that year.[2]

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Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p162.
  2. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p167.
  3. ^ "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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