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HMS Buckingham (1751)

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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Buckingham.
Buckingham on the stocks at Deptford
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Buckingham
Ordered15 November 1745
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Launched13 April 1751
RenamedHMS Grampus, 1771
FateLost, 1778
General characteristics [1]
Class and type1745 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,436 long tons (1,459.0 t)
Length160 ft (48.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam45 ft (13.7 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 4 in (5.9 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament
  • 70 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 12 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs

HMS Buckingham was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 13 April 1751.[1]

In 1771, she was converted to serve as a storeship and was renamed Grampus. She remained in this role until her loss in 1778.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 173.

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.


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