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HMS Britannia (1682)

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Britannia shown in two positions, painting by Isaac Sailmaker
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Britannia
BuilderPhineas Pett II, Chatham Dockyard
Launched27 June 1682
FateBroken up, 1749
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type100-gun first rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1620 7094 (bm)
Length167 ft 5 in (51.0 m) (gundeck)
Beam47 ft 4 in (14.4 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 2.5 in (5.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament100 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1719 rebuild[2]
Class and type100-gun first rate ship of the line
Tons burthen18947794 (bm)
Length174 ft 6 in (53.2 m) (gundeck)
Beam50 ft 2 in (15.3 m)
Depth of hold20 ft 1 in (6.1 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament100 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Britannia was a 100-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Phineas Pett II at Chatham Dockyard, and launched on 27 June 1682.[3]

On 19 May 1692 she was the allied fleet flagship at the Battle of Barfleur.[4]

In 1705 she took on board Charles III of Spain, when on her way to Catalonia[1]

In 1715, Britannia was ordered to be taken to pieces[1] and rebuilt at Woolwich Dockyard, from where she relaunched on 30 October 1719, again as a 100-gun first rate.[2]

Britannia was placed on harbour service in 1745, and was broken up in 1749.[2]

She was captained from 1734 to 1736 by Sir Tancred Robinson.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 162.
  2. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 165.
  3. ^ "No. 1734". The London Gazette. 27 June 1682. p. 2.
  4. ^ "The Battle of Barfleur, 19 May 1692". Roya Museums Greenwich. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Sir Tancred Robinson (d. 1754)". Retrieved 3 December 2013.

References

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  • 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.
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