HMS Burford (1722)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Burford
Ordered	11 October 1720
Builder	Richard Stacey, Deptford Dockyard
Launched	19 July 1722
Fate	Broken up, 1752
General characteristics
Class and type	1719 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,147 long tons (1,165.4 t)
Length	151 ft (46 m) (gundeck)
Beam	41 ft 6 in (12.65 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full rigged ship
Armament	70 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 24 pdrs Upper gundeck: 26 × 12 pdrs Quarterdeck: 14 × 6 pdrs Forecastle: 4 × 6 pdrs

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

HMS Burford was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford Dockyard to the 1719 Establishment, and launched on 19 July 1722. Burford was notably the early posting of both John Forbes and John Byng, both of whom rose to become Admirals.

She served as the flagship of Edward Vernon at the capture of Puerto Bello during the War of Jenkins' Ear under the command of Captain Thomas Watson, and was broken up in 1752.

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.
• Biography: John Byng. Royal Naval Museum at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
• Nathaniel Dance et al.... Mallett Antiques. Retrieved 31 July 2008.