HMS Elizabeth (1706)

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Elizabeth
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Elizabeth
BuilderStacey, Woolwich Dockyard
Launched1 August 1706
FateBroken up, 1766
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1110 tons BM
Length150 ft 6 in (45.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam40 ft 11.75 in (12.5 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 4 in (5.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament70 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1737 rebuild[2]
Class and type1733 proposals 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1224 tons BM
Length151 ft (46.0 m) (gundeck)
Beam43 ft 5 in (13.2 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 9 in (5.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 70 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 12 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 6 pdrs
Plan of 1937 rebuild

HMS Elizabeth was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Woolwich Dockyard and launched on 1 August 1706.[1]

On 4 September 1733 orders were issued directing Elizabeth to be taken to pieces and rebuilt according to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Chatham, from where she was relaunched on 29 November 1737.[2]

Elizabeth continued to serve until 1766, when she was broken up.[2]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p166.
  2. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p170.

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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