HMS Grafton (1679)

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

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]

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[]

• List of ships captured in the 18th century

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