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'''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.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p169" /> ''Burford'' was notably the early posting of both [[John Forbes (admiral)|John Forbes]] and [[John Byng]],<ref name="RN Museum Byng">RN Museum, John Byng.</ref> both of whom rose to become [[Admiral]]s. |
'''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.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p169" /> ''Burford'' was notably the early posting of both [[John Forbes (admiral)|John Forbes]] and [[John Byng]],<ref name="RN Museum Byng">RN Museum, John Byng.</ref> both of whom rose to become [[Admiral]]s. |
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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<ref name="Mallett Bello">Mallett Antiques, Nathaniel Dance etc at Puerto Bello.</ref> |
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,<ref name="Mallett Bello">Mallett Antiques, Nathaniel Dance etc at Puerto Bello.</ref> and was broken up in 1752.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p169" /> |
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Revision as of 13:06, 2 January 2012
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| Name | HMS Burford |
| Ordered | 11 October 1720 |
| Builder | Richard Stacey, Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched | 19 July 1722 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1752 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| 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 | list error: mixed text and list (help) 70 guns:
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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.[1] Burford was notably the early posting of both John Forbes and John Byng,[2] 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,[3] and was broken up in 1752.[1]
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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.
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