HMS Hampshire (1698)

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Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Great Britain
NameHMS Hampshire
Ordered1695
BuilderTaylor, Nelson Dock, Rotherhithe
Launched3 March 1698
FateBroken up, 1739
General characteristics [1]
Class and type50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen690
Length132 ft (40.2 m) (gundeck)
Beam34 ft 3 in (10.4 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 8 in (4.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament50 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Hampshire was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 3 March 1698 at Nelson Dock, Rotherhithe. [1]

Hampshire was broken up in 1739. [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p164.

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