Burford-class ship of the line
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Name | Burford |
Operators | Royal Navy |
In service | 1757–1785 |
Completed | 3 |
Retired | 3 |
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Type | 68-gun third-rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1427 |
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Beam | 44 ft 8 in (13.6 m) |
Depth of hold | 19 ft 8 in (6.0 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Complement | 520 officers and men |
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The Burford class were three 68-gun third-rate ships of the line designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Joseph Allin. The Burford ships were almost the last "70-gun" (in practice 68-gun) ships designed by Allin. They were built to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1754.
Ships
- HMS Burford
- Builder: Chatham Dockyard
- Ordered: 15 January 1754
- Laid down: 30 October 1754
- Launched: 5 May 1757
- Fate: Sold to be broken up, 1785
- HMS Dorsetshire
- Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard
- Ordered: 15 January 1754
- Laid down: 22 June 1754
- Launched: 13 December 1757
- Fate: Broken up, 1775
- HMS Boyne
- Builder: Plymouth Dockyard
- Ordered: 13 May 1758
- Laid down: 9 August 1758
- Launched: 31 May 1766
- Fate: Broken up, 1783
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.
- Lyon, David (1993) The Sailing Navy List. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-617-5
- Winfield, Rif (2007) British Warships in the Age of Sail: 1714 – 1792. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-295-5
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- Preceded by: 1719 Establishment
- Followed by: Sandwich class, Valiant class, Dublin class, Edgar class, Essex class
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