HMS Deptford (1687)
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | HMS Deptford |
| Ordered | 15 September 1682 |
| Builder | Thomas Shish (until his death in December 1685), then Joseph Lawrence, Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched | June 1687 |
| Fate | Broken up 1726 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type | 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 615 bm |
| Length | 125 ft (38.1 m) (on the gundeck), 103 ft (31.4 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 33 ft 6 in (10.2 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 11 in (4.2 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1700 rebuild[1] | |
| Class and type | 46- to 54-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 669 bm |
| Length | 128 ft 4 in (39.1 m) (on gundeck), 106 ft 9 in (32.5 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 34 ft 4 in (10.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 5 in (4.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 46-54 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1719 rebuild[1] | |
| Class and type | 1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 710 tons |
| Length | 131 ft (39.9 m) (on the gundeck) 109 ft 6 in (33.4 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
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HMS Deptford was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Woolwich Dockyard in 1687.[2] This was the second of three 50-gun ships ordered in 1682/3.
Armament
[edit]All three ships ordered in 1682/3 (all were launched in 1687) were intended to carry 54 guns each - twenty-two 24-pounders on the lower deck, the same number of demi-culverins (9-pounders) on the upper deck, and ten demi-culverin drakes on the quarterdeck. However, each was completed with just 50 guns in wartime service and 44 guns in peacetime.
Rebuilding
[edit]She underwent her first rebuild at Woolwich in 1700 (having been ordered "to repair" on 7 June 1699) as a fourth rate of between 46 and 54 guns.[1] Her second rebuild took place at Portsmouth Dockyard, where she was reconstructed as a 50-gun fourth rate to the 1706 Establishment from 1717 and relaunched on 19 June 1719.[1] She was captained in 1710 by Sir Tancred Robinson.[3]
Deptford was taken to pieces at Plymouth in 1726, and a replacement of the same name built (as a 60-gun ship) at Deptford Dockyard in 1729-1732.[1]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603–1714 p120.
- ^ Lavery 2003, p. 162.
- ^ Harrison, Simon. "Sir Tancred Robinson (d. 1754)". Three Decks - Warships in the Age of Sail. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
References
[edit]- Lavery, Brian (2003). The Ship of the Line: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Vol. 1. Conway Maritime Press. p. 224. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
- Winfield, Rif (1997), The 50-Gun Ship: A Complete History. Chatham Publishing (1st edition); Mercury Books (2nd edition 2005). ISBN 1-845600-09-6.
- Winfield, Rif (2009), British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603–1714: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-040-6.
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