HMS Devonshire (1692)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Devonshire.

Devonshire exploding
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Devonshire
Builder	Wyatt, Bursledon
Launched	5 April 1692
Fate	Blown up in action, 1707
General characteristics as built [1]
Class and type	80-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,158 long tons (1,176.6 t)
Length	154 ft (46.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam	41 ft 5 in (12.6 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 4 in (5.3 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	80 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1704 rebuild [2]
Class and type	80-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,220 long tons (1,239.6 t)
Length	156 ft (47.5 m) (gundeck)
Beam	42 ft 1.5 in (12.8 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft (5.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	80 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Devonshire was an 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Bursledon on 5 April 1692. ^[1]

A print published in France shows the Devonshire during the Action of 2 May 1707 off Beachy Head

She was rebuilt at Woolwich Dockyard in 1704, but was destroyed in action in 1707 during the Battle at The Lizard on 21 October. ^[2]

Notes

1. Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 163.
2. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p166.

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.