HMS Cambridge (1666)
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| Career (England) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Cambridge |
| Builder: | Jonas Shish, Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched: | 1666 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 1694 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 881 tons (895.1 tonnes) |
| Length: | 121 ft (37 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 37 ft 10 in (11.5 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 16 ft 4 in (5.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 70 guns of various weights of shot |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Cambridge.
HMS Cambridge was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched in 1666 at Deptford Dockyard.
Cambridge was wrecked in 1694.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p161.
[edit] 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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