Britannia shown in two positions, painting by Isaac Sailmaker | |
History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Britannia |
Builder | Phineas Pett II, Chatham Dockyard |
Launched | 27 June 1682 |
Fate | Broken up, 1749 |
General characteristics as built [1] | |
Class and type | 100-gun first rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1620 70⁄94 (bm) |
Length | 167 ft 5 in (51.0 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 47 ft 4 in (14.4 m) |
Depth of hold | 17 ft 2.5 in (5.2 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 100 guns of various weights of shot |
General characteristics after 1719 rebuild [2] | |
Class and type | 100-gun first rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 189477⁄94 (bm) |
Length | 174 ft 6 in (53.2 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 50 ft 2 in (15.3 m) |
Depth of hold | 20 ft 1 in (6.1 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 100 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS Britannia was a 100-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Phineas Pett II at Chatham Dockyard, and launched on 27 June 1682. [3]
On 19 May 1692 she was the allied fleet flagship at the Battle of Barfleur. [4]
In 1705 she took on board Charles III of Spain, when on her way to Catalonia [1]
In 1715, Britannia was ordered to be taken to pieces [1] and rebuilt at Woolwich Dockyard, from where she relaunched on 30 October 1719, again as a 100-gun first rate. [2]
Britannia was placed on harbour service in 1745, and was broken up in 1749. [2]
She was captained from 1734 to 1736 by Sir Tancred Robinson. [5]
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