HMS Monmouth (1667)
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 The Capture of Foudroyant by HMS Monmouth, 28 February 1758. Painting by F. Swaine. National Maritime Museum, London. |
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| Career (Great Britain) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Monmouth |
| Builder: | Phineas Pett II, Chatham dockyard |
| Launched: | 1667 |
| Honours and awards: |
Participated in: |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1767 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 66-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 856 tons (869.7 tonnes) |
| Length: | 118 ft 9 in (36.2 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 36 ft 10 in (11.2 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 15 ft 6 in (4.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 66 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1700 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 66-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 944 tons (959.1 tonnes) |
| Length: | 147 ft 9 in (45.0 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 38 ft (12 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 66 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1718 rebuild[3] | |
| Class and type: | 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1174 tons (1192.8 tonnes) |
| Length: | 150 ft (46 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 41 ft (12 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft 4 in (5.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 70 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1742 rebuild[4] | |
| Class and type: | 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1225 tons (1244.7 tonnes) |
| Length: | 151 ft (46 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:
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HMS Monmouth was a 66-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, and was the second ship to be named for the town of Monmouth in Wales. She served from 1667 to 1767, winning ten battle honours over a century of active service. She was rebuilt a total of three times during her career - each time effectively becoming a completely new ship.
She was built at Chatham Dockyard in 1667 by Phineas Pett II - seeing action whilst still in the Thames, during the Raid on the Medway, and fought at the Battle of Solebay in 1672, shortly followed by the Battle of Texel in 1673. She fought at the Battle of Barfleur in 1692. After her first refit at Woolwich Dockyard in 1700, she fought at the Battle of Vigo Bay in 1702, and at the Siege of Gibraltar and Velez Malaga in 1704.
She was rebuilt a second time in 1718 at Portsmouth Dockyard, when she was increased to a 70-gun ship, and a final time in 1742 at Deptford. In 1747, she fought at Finisterre and Ushant, and at Belle Isle in 1761. In 1758 she captured the larger French ship Foudroyant.[5]
After a hundred years of honourable service, she was finally broken up in 1767; a newspaper of the time gave her epitaph as "There was no ship she ever chased that she did not overtake: there was no enemy she ever fought that she did not capture".[citation needed]
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- 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.
- The capture of the Foudroyant by HMS Monmouth. National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 1 December 2007.
