HMS Hampton Court (1678)
HMS Hampton Court was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Deptford Dockyard in 1678.[2]
 The English Ship Hampton Court in a Gale, Willem van de Velde the Younger[1], 1680s | |
| History | |
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| Name: | HMS Hampton Court |
| Builder: | John Shish, Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched: | 1678 |
| Captured: | 1707 |
| General characteristics as built[2] | |
| Class and type: | 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,105 long tons (1,122.7 t) |
| Length: | 150 ft 6 in (45.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 39 ft 10 in (12.1 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 70 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1701 rebuild[3] | |
| Class and type: | 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,073 long tons (1,090.2 t) |
| Length: | 150 ft 6 in (45.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 40 ft 4.5 in (12.3 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 16 ft 11 in (5.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 70 guns of various weights of shot |
She underwent a rebuild in 1701 at Blackwall Yard, remaining a 70-gun third rate. Hampton Court was captured in the Action of 2 May 1707 by a French squadron off Beachy Head, and sold out one year later to Spain.[3]
The ship met her demise as a flagship of the ill-fated 1715 Treasure Fleet that was wrecked by a hurricane on the Florida Treasure Coast.
References
- https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/explore-art/items/1972P53/the-english-ship-hampton-court-in-a-gale
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p162.
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p166.
Bibliography
- 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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