HMS Hampton Court (1678)

The English Ship Hampton Court in a Gale, Willem van de Velde the Younger,[1] 1680s
History
England
Name	HMS Hampton Court
Builder	John Shish, Deptford Dockyard
Launched	1678
Captured	1707
General characteristics as built[2]
Class and type	70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,105 long tons (1,122.7 t)
Length	150 ft 6 in (45.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam	39 ft 10 in (12.1 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft (5.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	70 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1701 rebuild[3]
Class and type	70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,073 long tons (1,090.2 t)
Length	150 ft 6 in (45.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam	40 ft 4.5 in (12.3 m)
Depth of hold	16 ft 11 in (5.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	70 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Hampton Court was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Deptford Dockyard in 1678.^[2]

She underwent a rebuild in 1701 at Blackwall Yard, remaining a 70-gun third rate. Hampton Court was captured in the action of 2 May 1707 by a French squadron off Beachy Head, and sold out one year later to Spain.^[3]

The ship met her demise as a flagship of the ill-fated 1715 Treasure Fleet that was wrecked by a hurricane on the Florida Treasure Coast.

See also[]

• List of ships captured in the 18th century

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