HMS Cambridge (1666)
| History | |
|---|---|
 England | |
| Name | HMS Cambridge |
| Builder | Jonas Shish, Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched | 1666 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 1694 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 70-gun third-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 881 |
| Length | 121 ft (37 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 37 ft 10 in (11.53 m) |
| Depth of hold | 16 ft 4 in (4.98 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 70 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS Cambridge was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched in 1666 at Deptford Dockyard.[1]
On 14 March 1674,[2] Cambridge, captained by Arthur Herbert (later 1st Earl of Torrington) along with HMS Newcastle and HMS Crown captured the Dutch East Indiaman Wapen van Rotterdam in the Battle of Ronas Voe, as part of the Third Anglo-Dutch War.[3]
Cambridge was wrecked in 1694.[1]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 161.
- ^ "Londen den 3 April" [London on 3 April]. Engelandt. Amsterdamsche Courant (in Dutch). No. 15. 10 April 1674. p. 1. Retrieved 23 March 2019 – via Delpher.
- ^ Bruce 1914, pp. 101–102.
References
[edit]- 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.
- Bruce, R. Stuart (1914). Johnston, Alfred W.; Johnston, Amy (eds.). "Part III – Replies – Naval Engagement, Rønis Vo, Shetland" (PDF). Old-Lore Miscellany of Orkney Shetland Caithness and Sutherland. VII (Old-Lore Series Vol. VIII). London: Viking Society for Northern Research: 101–103 – via Viking Society Web Publications.
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