HMS Dartmouth (1698)
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| Name: | HMS Dartmouth |
| Ordered: | 1695 |
| Builder: | Parker, Southampton |
| Launched: | 3 March 1698 |
| Out of service: | 8 October 1747 |
| Fate: | Blew up and sank in battle, 1747 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class & type: | 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 681 bm |
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| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1716 rebuild[2] | |
| Class & type: | 1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 711 bm |
| Length: | 130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: | 50 guns (see 1741 rebuild) |
| General characteristics after 1741 rebuild[3] | |
| Class & type: | 1733 proposals 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 856 bm |
| Length: | 134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 38 ft 6 in (11.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 15 ft 9 in (4.8 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
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HMS Dartmouth was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 3 March 1698 at Southampton.[1]
She was rebuilt according to the 1706 Establishment at Woolwich Dockyard, relaunching on 7 August 1716.[2] On 8 October 1736, Dartmouth was ordered to be taken to pieces at Woolwich and rebuilt according to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment. She was relaunched on 22 April 1741.[3]
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Fate
Dartmouth blew up near Cape St Vincent on 8 October 1747 in action with the Spanish ship of the line Glorioso.[3][4]
See also
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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.
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