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1733 Establishment 70-Gunner

NationalityGreat Britain
Nominal Guns70
Approved1733
Designer 
RateThird Rate
TypeShip of the Line
Designed Crew480
Ships in Class12

Design ArmamentBroadside Weight = 522.00 Imperial Pound ( 236.73 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 x British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 x British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 x British 6-Pounder
Forecastle4 x British 6-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
 OrderedShipyardLaunchedOut of serviceFateGundeck LengthLength of KeelBreadthDepth in holdBurthen
As Designed     151' 0"121' 8"43' 5"17' 9"1,223 2394
Elizabeth (70) 1737-1766
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
4.9.1733Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich 29.11.173710.5.1766Broken Up151' 0"121' 8"43' 5"17' 9"1,223 2394
Suffolk (70) 1739-1765
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
3.12.1735Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich 5.3.1738/3912.6.1765Broken Up151' 0"122' 1"43' 5"17' 9"1,224 894
Prince Frederick (70) 1740-1784
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1736Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth 18.3.1739/4027.8.1784Sold151' 0"122' 2"43' 5"17' 9"1,224 6494
Nassau (70) 1740-1770
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
28.5.1736Chatham Dockyard - Chatham 25.9.17404.9.1770Sold151' 0"121' 9"43' 6"17' 9" 
Essex (70) 1741-1759
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
20.5.1736Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich 21.2.1740/4120.11.1759Sunk in Action151' 0"121' 10"43' 6"17' 9"1,226 2694
Bedford (70) 1741-1787
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1767 Renamed "Bedford Hulk"
8.10.1736Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth 9.3.1740/4124.5.1787Sold150' 10 ½"121' 643' 7 ½"17' 10"1,229 8994
Royal Oak (70) 1741-1764
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
8.3.1736/37Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth 29.8.17418.4.1764Broken Up151' 0"122' 2 ⅜"43' 5"17' 9"1,123 2294
Stirling Castle (70) 1742-1762
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
6.8.1739Chatham Dockyard - Chatham 24.4.174214.9.1762Scuttled151' 0"121' 9"43' 6"17' 9"1,225 4094
Revenge (70) 1742-1787
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
3.5.1739Deptford Dockyard - Deptford 23.5.174224.5.1787Sold151' 0"124' 6 ⅛"43' 7"17' 9"1,257 8894
Monmouth (70) 1742-1767
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
7.9.1739Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth 6.9.174228.8.1767Broken Up151' 0"122' 2"43' 5"17' 9"1,224 8694
Captain (70) 1743-1777
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1777 Renamed "Buffalo"
7.9.1739Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich 14.4.17437.2.1777Rerated151' 0"122' 0"43' 6 ½"17' 9"1,230 2894
Berwick (70) 1743-1760
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
5.12.1740Deptford Dockyard - Deptford 13.6.17439.1760Broken Up151' 0"125' 9"43' 9"17' 9"1,280 2694

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