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HBMS Royal Sovereign (1701)

Page history last edited by Cy 10 mos ago

Royal Sovereign, 100 Guns

 

Details
Nationality British
Ordered 1697/10/29 B057
Launched 1701/07/25 B057
Shipyard Woolwich DY B057
Designer Fisher Harding B057
Master Shipbuilder Fisher Harding B057
Rate First Rate  
Type Ship of the Line  
Out Service 1723 B057
Fate Broken Up to Rebuild B057
Becomes Royal Sovereign

 

Dimensions
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 174' 6" Imperial Feet 53.19
Length of Keel 141' 7" Imperial Feet 43.15
Breadth 50' 31/2" Imperial Feet 15.32
Depth in Hold 19' 1" Imperial Feet 5.82
Burthen 1,88271/94 Imperial Feet 47.82

 

Armament
1702/01 Broadside Weight = 874 B057
Lower Gun Deck 28 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck 28 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 28 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck 12 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle 4 British 6-Pounder

 

Crew
Date Men Notes Source
1702/01 780 Establishment B057
1702/01 580 Peacetime Establishment B057

 

Flag Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1702/07/11 Unknown Admiral of the Fleet George Rooke B051
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
No Commander Details Available

 

Service Record
Date Notes Source
No Details Known

 

Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed

 

Actions & Battles
Date Source
No Actions Listed

 

Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered

 

Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield
B051 Biographia Navalis - Volume I John Charnock

Last Updated :2009/01/14 at 12:33:16 by Cy

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