HMS Deptford was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Woolwich Dockyard in 1687.[1]
| History | |
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| Name | HMS Deptford |
| Builder | Thomas Shish, Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched | 1687 |
| Fate | Sold, c.1725 |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Class and type | 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 644 bm |
| Length | 125 ft (38.1 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 33 ft 6 in (10.2 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 11 in (4.2 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1700 rebuild | |
| Class and type | 46- to 54-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 669 bm |
| Length | 128 ft 4 in (39.1 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 34 ft 4 in (10.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 5 in (4.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 46-54 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1719 rebuild | |
| Class and type | 1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 711 tons |
| Length | 130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
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She underwent her first rebuild at Woolwich in 1700 as a fourth rate of between 46 and 54 guns.[2] Her second rebuild took place at Portsmouth Dockyard, where she was reconstructed as a 50-gun fourth rate to the 1706 Establishment and relaunched on 19 June 1719.[3]
She was captained in 1710 by Sir Tancred Robinson.[4]
Deptford was sold out of the navy c.1725.[3]
Notes edit
- ^ Lavery 2003, p. 162.
- ^ Lavery 2003, p. 167.
- ^ a b Lavery 2003, p. 168.
- ^ Harrison, Simon. "Sir Tancred Robinson (d. 1754)". Three Decks - Warships in the Age of Sail. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
References edit
- Lavery, Brian (2003). The Ship of the Line: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Vol. 1. Conway Maritime Press. p. 224. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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