HMS Stirling Castle (1705)
HMS Stirling Castle was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard and launched on 21 September 1705.[1]
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| Name: | HMS Stirling Castle |
| Builder: | Rosewell, Chatham Dockyard |
| Launched: | 21 September 1705 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1771 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1122 |
| Length: | 151 ft (46.0 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 41 ft (12.5 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft 6 in (5.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 70 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1723 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 1719 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1138 |
| Length: | 151 ft (46.0 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 41 ft 6 in (12.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft 4 in (5.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
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On 12 March 1720 orders were issued directing her to be taken to pieces and rebuilt according to the 1719 Establishment at Woolwich, from where she was relaunched on 23 April 1723.[2]
Stirling Castle was converted into a hulk in 1739, and continued to serve in that role until 1771, when she was broken up.[2]
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p166.
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p169.
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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