HMS Nassau (1699)

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

History
England
Name	HMS Nassau
Ordered	1695
Builder	Waffe, Portsmouth Dockyard
Launched	2 August 1699
Fate	Wrecked, 30 October 1706
General characteristics [1]
Class & 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

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]}

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

1. Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 163.
2. "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Nassau' (1699)". Threedecks. Retrieved 18 November 2019.

References

• Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN   0-85177-252-8.