HMS Buckingham (1731)
HMS Buckingham was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Richard Stacey at Deptford Dockyard to the 1719 Establishment, and launched on 13 April 1731.[1]
History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Buckingham |
Ordered | 22 March 1727 |
Builder | Deptford Dockyard |
Launched | 13 April 1731 |
Fate | Broken up, 1745 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 1719 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1128 |
Length | 151 ft (46 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 41 ft 6 in (12.65 m) |
Depth of hold | 17 ft 4 in (5.28 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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In 1740 she was under command of Captain Cornelius Mitchell.
She took part in the Battle of Toulon (1744).
Buckingham served until 1745 when she was broken up.[1]
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 169.
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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