HMS Strafford (1714)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Strafford (1735).

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Strafford
Builder	Phillips, Plymouth Dockyard
Launched	16 July 1714
Fate	Broken up, 1733
General characteristics
Class and type	1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	703 bm
Length	130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam	35 ft (10.7 m)
Depth of hold	14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns: Gundeck: 22 × 18-pdrs Upper gundeck: 22 × 9-pdrs Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs

HMS Strafford was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the 1706 Establishment at Plymouth Dockyard, and launched on 16 July 1714.

Strafford served until 1733, when she was broken up.

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.