Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
Barfleur
History Great Britain Name HMS Barfleur Ordered 1695 Builder Harding, Deptford Dockyard Launched 10 August 1697 Fate Broken up, 1783 General characteristics as built[ 1] [ 2] Class and type 90-gun second-rate ship of the line Tons burthen 1476 Length 162 ft 10.5 in (49.6 m) (gundeck) Beam 46 ft 4 in (14.1 m) Depth of hold 18 ft 2.25 in (5.5 m) Propulsion Sails Sail plan Full-rigged ship Armament 90 guns of various weights of shot General characteristics after 1716 rebuild[ 2] [ 3] Class and type 1706 Establishment 90-gun second-rate ship of the lineTons burthen 1564.6 Length
163 ft (49.7 m) (gundeck)
131 ft 9 in (40.2 m) (keel)
Beam 47 ft 3 in (14.4 m) Depth of hold 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m) Propulsion Sails Sail plan Full-rigged ship Armament
90 guns:
Gundeck: 26 × 32-pounders
Middle gundeck: 26 × 18-pounders
Upper gundeck: 26 × 9-pounders
Quarterdeck: 10 × 6-pounders
Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounders
HMS Barfleur was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy , launched at Deptford Dockyard on 10 August 1697.[ 1]
She was rebuilt according to the 1706 Establishment at Deptford , relaunching on 27 June 1716.[ 2]
The Battle of Cape Passaro She took part in the Battle of Cape Passaro in 1719, and then served during the War of 1739–48, including the Battle of Toulon (1744) , before being paid off in 1745. However, the Barfleur was reduced to an 80-gun third rate in 1755 and served throughout the Seven Years' War , prior to being hulked in 1764, and eventually broken up in 1783.[ 2] [ 3]
Notes
^ a b Lavery, The Ship of the Line, vol. 1, p. 164.
^ a b c d Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792 , p. 12.
^ a b Lavery, The Ship of the Line, vol. 1, p. 167.
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