HMS Orford (1749)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Orford.

Orford
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Orford
Ordered	31 August 1745
Builder	John Hollond (1746) Thomas Fellowes (1746-1749), Woolwich Dockyard
Laid down	24 February 1746
Launched	15 November 1749
Commissioned	March 1755
Fate	Sunk as a breakwater, Sheerness, 1783
General characteristics
Class and type	1745 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,414 56⁄94 (bm)
Length	160 ft 2 in (48.8 m) (gundeck) 131 ft 4 in (40.0 m) (keel)
Beam	45 ft 0 in (13.7 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft 4 in (5.9 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	520
Armament	70 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 12 × 9 pdrs Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs

HMS Orford was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment at Woolwich Dockyard, and launched in 1749.

Orford was placed on harbour service in 1777, and in 1783 she was sunk to form part of a breakwater.

References

• Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Barnsley, United Kingdom: Seaforth. ISBN 9781844157006.