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HMS Devonshire (1692)

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Devonshire exploding
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Devonshire
BuilderWyatt, Bursledon
Launched5 April 1692
FateBlown up in action, 1707
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type80-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,158 long tons (1,176.6 t)
Length154 ft (46.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam41 ft 5 in (12.6 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 4 in (5.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament80 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1704 rebuild[2]
Class and type80-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,220 long tons (1,239.6 t)
Length156 ft (47.5 m) (gundeck)
Beam42 ft 1.5 in (12.8 m)
Depth of hold17 ft (5.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament80 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Devonshire was an 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Bursledon on 5 April 1692.[1]

She was rebuilt at Woolwich Dockyard in 1704, but was blown up in action in 1707 during the Battle at The Lizard.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 163.
  2. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p166.

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.