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HMS Burford (1757)

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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Burford.
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Burford
Ordered19 January 1754
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Launched1757
FateSold, 1785
General characteristics [1]
Class and type1754 amendments 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,424 long tons (1,446.9 t)
Length162 ft (49.4 m) (gundeck)
Beam44 ft 8 in (13.6 m)
Depth of hold19 ft (5.8 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armamentlist error: mixed text and list (help)
70 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 12 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs

HMS Burford was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1754, and launched in 1757.[1]

Burford was sold out of the navy in 1785.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 174.

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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