Royal Navy third rate ship of the line
Plan of the 1741 rebuild of Bedford
History Great Britain Name HMS Bedford Ordered 24 December 1695 Builder Fisher Harding, Woolwich Dockyard Launched 12 September 1698 Fate Sold, 1787 General characteristics as built[ 1] Class and type 70-gun third rate ship of the line Tons burthen 1073 Length 151 ft (46.0 m) (gundeck) Beam 40 ft 4 in (12.3 m) Depth of hold 16 ft 9 in (5.1 m) Propulsion Sails Sail plan Full-rigged ship Armament 70 guns as set out in the article General characteristics after 1741 rebuild[ 2] Class and type 1733 proposals 70-gun third rate ship of the lineTons burthen 1230 Length 151 ft (46.0 m) (gundeck) Beam 43 ft 5 in (13.2 m) Depth of hold 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) Propulsion Sails Sail plan Full-rigged ship Armament
70 guns:
Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounders
Upper gundeck: 26 × 12-pounders
Quarterdeck: 14 × 6-pounders
Forecastle: 4 × 6-pounders
HMS Bedford was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy , launched at Woolwich Dockyard on 12 September 1698.[ 1]
On 8 October 1736 Bedford was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt by Joseph Allin the younger according to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Portsmouth , from where she was relaunched on 9 March 1741.[ 2]
Bedford was hulked in 1767, and served in this capacity until 1787, when she was sold out of the navy.[ 2]
Notes
^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 163.
^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p171.
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 .
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