HMS Devonshire (1692)
HMS Devonshire was an 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Bursledon on 5 April 1692.[1]
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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 |
She was rebuilt at Woolwich Dockyard in 1704, but was destroyed in action in 1707 during the Battle at The Lizard.[2]
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 163.
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p166.
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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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