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HMS Cambridge (1666)

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History
Royal Navy EnsignEngland
NameHMS Cambridge
BuilderJonas Shish, Deptford Dockyard
Launched1666
FateWrecked, 1694
General characteristics [1]
Class and type70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen881
Length121 ft (37 m) (keel)
Beam37 ft 10 in (11.53 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 4 in (4.98 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament70 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]

Cambridge was wrecked in 1694.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 161.

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.