HMS Buckingham (1751)
Appearance
Buckingham on the stocks at Deptford
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History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Buckingham |
Ordered | 15 November 1745 |
Builder | Deptford Dockyard |
Launched | 13 April 1751 |
Renamed | HMS Grampus, 1771 |
Fate | Lost, 1778 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 1745 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1,436 long tons (1,459.0 t) |
Length | 160 ft (48.8 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 45 ft (13.7 m) |
Depth of hold | 19 ft 4 in (5.9 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full rigged ship |
Armament | list error: mixed text and list (help) 70 guns:
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HMS Buckingham was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 13 April 1751.[1]
In 1771, she was converted to serve as a storeship and was renamed Grampus. She remained in this role until her loss in 1778.[1]
Notes
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.