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'''HMS ''Devonshire''''' was an 80-gun [[third rate]] [[ship of the line]] of the [[Royal Navy]], launched at [[Bursledon]] on 5 April 1692.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p163" /> |
'''HMS ''Devonshire''''' was an 80-gun [[third rate]] [[ship of the line]] of the [[Royal Navy]], launched at [[Bursledon]] on 5 April 1692.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p163" /> |
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She was rebuilt at [[Woolwich Dockyard]] in 1704, but was blown up in action in 1707.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p166" /> |
She was rebuilt at [[Woolwich Dockyard]] in 1704, but was blown up in action in 1707 during the [[Battle at The Lizard]].<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p166" /> |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
Revision as of 11:51, 21 October 2009
Devonshire exploding
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History | |
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Name | HMS Devonshire |
Builder | Wyatt, Bursledon |
Launched | 5 April 1692 |
Fate | Blown up in action, 1707 |
General characteristics as built[1] | |
Class and type | 80-gun third rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1,158 long tons (1,176.6 t) |
Length | 154 ft (46.9 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 41 ft 5 in (12.6 m) |
Depth of hold | 17 ft 4 in (5.3 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full rigged ship |
Armament | 80 guns of various weights of shot |
General characteristics after 1704 rebuild[2] | |
Class and type | 80-gun third rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1,220 long tons (1,239.6 t) |
Length | 156 ft (47.5 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 42 ft 1.5 in (12.8 m) |
Depth of hold | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full rigged ship |
Armament | 80 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS Devonshire was an 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Bursledon on 5 April 1692.[1]
She was rebuilt at Woolwich Dockyard in 1704, but was blown up in action in 1707 during the Battle at The Lizard.[2]
Notes
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.