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HMS Nassau (1699)

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History
Royal Navy EnsignEngland
NameHMS Nassau
Ordered1695
BuilderWaffe, Portsmouth Dockyard
Launched1699
FateWrecked, 1706
General characteristics [1]
Class and type70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,080 long tons (1,097.3 t)
Length150 ft 9 in (45.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam40 ft (12.2 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 2 in (5.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament70 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Nassau was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched at Portsmouth Dockyard in 1699.[1]

Nassau was wrecked in 1706.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p163.

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.