Burford-class ship of the line

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Class overview
NameBurford
OperatorsNaval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg  Royal Navy
In service1757–1785
Completed3
Retired3
General characteristics
Type68-gun third-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1427
Length
  • 162 ft 0 in (49.4 m) (gundeck)
  • 134 ft 6 in (41.0 m) (keel)
Beam44 ft 8 in (13.6 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 8 in (6.0 m)
PropulsionSails
Complement520 officers and men
Armament
  • 68 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 32-pounders
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounders
  • Quarterdeck: 12 × 9-pounders
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9-pounders
Scale plan of the HMS Dorsetshire, a Burford-class ship 'Dorsetshire' (1757) RMG J3115.png
Scale plan of the HMS Dorsetshire, a Burford-class ship

The Burford class were three 68-gun third-rate ships of the line designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Joseph Allin. The Burford ships were almost the last "70-gun" (in practice 68-gun) ships designed by Allin. They were built to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1754.

Ships

Builder: Chatham Dockyard
Ordered: 15 January 1754
Laid down: 30 October 1754
Launched: 5 May 1757
Fate: Sold to be broken up, 1785
Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard
Ordered: 15 January 1754
Laid down: 22 June 1754
Launched: 13 December 1757
Fate: Broken up, 1775
Builder: Plymouth Dockyard
Ordered: 13 May 1758
Laid down: 9 August 1758
Launched: 31 May 1766
Fate: Broken up, 1783

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