HMS Resolution (1708)

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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Resolution.

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Resolution
BuilderAllin, Deptford Dockyard
Launched25 March 1708
FateWrecked, 1711
General characteristics [1]
Class and type1706 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,118
Length150 ft (45.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam41 ft (12.5 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 4 in (5.3 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

HMS Resolution was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Sir according to the 1706 Establishment at Deptford Dockyard, and launched on 25 March 1708.[1]

Resolution was wrecked in 1711.[1]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p168.

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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