HMS Woolwich (1675)
![]() HMS Woolwich, c.1677 (oil painting by Willem van de Velde, the Elder).
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Name | HMS Woolwich |
Builder | Phineas Pett III, Woolwich Dockyard |
Launched | 1675 |
General characteristics as built[1] | |
Class and type | 54-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 761 tons (773.2 tonnes) |
Length | 112 ft (34 m) (keel) |
Beam | 35 ft 9 in (10.90 m) |
Depth of hold | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 54 guns of various weights of shot |
General characteristics after 1702 rebuild | |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
General characteristics after 1741 rebuild[2] | |
Class and type | 1733 proposals 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 866 tons (879.9 tonnes) |
Length | 134 ft (41 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) |
Depth of hold | 15 ft 9 in (4.80 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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HMS Woolwich was a 54-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by at Woolwich Dockyard and launched in 1675.[1] She underwent a rebuild in 1702.[1]
In 1705, when Thomas Ekines was in command, she was involved in the seizure of a Dutch ship which Ekines claimed was trading with Britains enemies of the War of the Spanish Succession. Although Ekines right to seize the ship was upheld, his further seizure of the bulk of the cargo for his personal gain caused major problems for his ongoing naval career.[3]
On 10 June 1736 she was ordered to be taken to pieces at Deptford Dockyard, and rebuilt to the lines of a 50-gun fourth rate according to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment. She was relaunched on 6 April 1741.[2]
Woolwich was broken up in 1747.[2]
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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.
- Ships of the line of the Royal Navy
- 1670s ships
- Ships built in Woolwich
- Ships built in Deptford
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