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HBMS Kent (1699)
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by Cy 15 years, 2 months ago
Kent, 70 Guns
Dimensions |
B057 |
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Type |
Metric |
Length of Gundeck |
151' 6" |
Imperial Feet |
46.18 |
Length of Keel |
123' 71/2" |
Imperial Feet |
37.67 |
Breadth |
40' 3" |
Imperial Feet |
12.27 |
Depth in Hold |
16' 7" |
Imperial Feet |
5.05 |
Burthen |
1,064 |
Tons BM |
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Armament |
1703 |
B057 |
Broadside Weight = 459 |
Lower Gun Deck |
24 |
British 24-Pounder |
Upper Gun Deck |
26 |
British 9-Pounder |
Quarterdeck |
12 |
British 6-Pounder |
Forecastle |
4 |
British 6-Pounder |
Roundhouse |
4 |
British 3-Pounder |
Crew Complement |
Date |
Men |
Notes |
Source |
1703 |
460 |
Establishment |
B057 |
Service Record |
Date |
Notes |
Source |
1703/07/22 |
Sailed from Spithead |
B029 |
1703/07/26 |
Off Granville, Flagship of a squadron that attacked a French merchant fleet of 45 ships with three small men of war and "by noon, had taken and brought off fifteen sail, burnt six, sunk three, and driven the rest ... towards Avranches" |
B029 |
1703/07/28 |
Utilising boats supported with the ships of least draught of water, the squadron caused the destruction of two of the men-of-war, brought off the third, and burnt or destroyed seventeen more of the merchantmen, so that, of the whole flotilla, only four escaped |
B029 |
1708/04/27 |
Took the privateeer Pomme d'Or |
B057 |
1710/02/20 |
Took the privateeer Aspirant |
B057 |
1710/07/30 |
Took the Superbe (50) off the Lizard |
B029 |
1712/02/23 |
Took the privateeer Revanche |
B057 |
1712/02/23 |
Took the ship Santa Rosalia (64) |
B057 |
1722/03/17 |
Break up completed at Woolwich for a rebuild |
B057 |
Fleets |
Fleet Title |
Commander |
Date From |
Date To |
Source |
No Fleets Listed |
Notes on Ship |
No Notes Entered |
Sources |
Id |
Link or Description |
Author |
B028 |
Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I |
J. J. Colledge |
B057 |
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 |
Rif Winfield |
B029 |
The Royal Navy Vol II |
William Laid Clowes |
Last Updated :2009/02/22 at 22:56:42 by Cy
HBMS Kent (1699)
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