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HMS Resolution (1705)

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History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Resolution
BuilderLee, Woolwich Dockyard
Launched15 March 1705
FateRun ashore, 1707
General characteristics [1]
Class and type70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1103
Length150 ft 10 in (46.0 m) (gundeck)
Beam40 ft 11 in (12.5 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 1 in (5.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament70 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Resolution was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Woolwich Dockyard and launched on 15 March 1705.[1]

Resolution was lost when she ran ashore in 1707.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c 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.