HMS Nassau (1699)
HMS Nassau was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched at Portsmouth Dockyard on 2 August 1699.[1][2]
| History | |
|---|---|
 England | |
| Name | HMS Nassau |
| Ordered | 1695 |
| Builder | Waffe, Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Launched | 2 August 1699 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 30 October 1706 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1080 |
| Length | 150 ft 9 in (45.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 40 ft (12.2 m) |
| Depth of hold | 17 ft 2 in (5.2 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 70 guns of various weights of shot |
The ship, with a crew of at least 440 officers and men and under the command of Captain Dove, formed part of the Anglo-Dutch fleet which captured Gibraltar on 4 August 1704 (War of the Spanish Succession).
Nassau was wrecked on 30 October 1706.[2]
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p163.
- "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Nassau' (1699)". Threedecks. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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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