HMS Hampton Court (1709)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Hampton Court.

Hampton Court destroying the French frigate La Nymphe in 1757 in the Mediterranean.
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Hampton Court
BuilderTaylor, Rotherhithe
Launched19 August 1709
FateBroken up, 1774
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type1706 Establishment 70-gun third-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,137 bm
Length150 ft (45.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam41 ft (12.5 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 4 in (5.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 70 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 24-pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 12-pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 6-pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 6-pdrs
General characteristics after 1744 rebuild[2]
Class and type1741 proposals 64-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,283
Length154 ft (46.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam44 ft (13.4 m)
Depth of hold18 ft 11 in (5.8 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 64 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 32-pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 9-pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9-pdrs

HMS Hampton Court was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Rotherhithe according to the 1706 Establishment and launched on 19 August 1709.[1]

Hampton Court was part of Vice-Admiral Edward Vernon's fleet and took part in the expedition to Cartagena de Indias during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

On 12 December 1741 orders were issued for Hampton Court to be taken to pieces and rebuilt by Joseph Allin the younger at Deptford Dockyard as a 64-gun third rate to the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment. She was relaunched on 3 April 1744.[2]

In November 1745 she encountered her fellow Royal Navy vessel HMS Defiance. The crew of both vessels mistook the other for a French man-o-war and opened fire at long range. The engagement ended after half an hour, when crew aboard Defiance observed British markings on the cannonballs striking their ship and signaled for a truce.[3]

Hampton Court remained in service until 1774, when she was broken up.[2]

Shown here as a member Sir George Pocock's Blue Squadron, circa 1762

Notes

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 168.
  2. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 172.
  3. ^ "Extract of a Letter from Plymouth, dated December 2". Ipswich Journal. Ipswich, United Kingdom: W. Craighton. 14 December 1745. p. 2. Retrieved 26 November 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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.


Stub icon

This article about a ship of the line of the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.