HMS Resolution (1705)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Resolution.

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Resolution
BuilderLee, Woolwich Dockyard
Launched15 March 1705
FateRun ashore, 1707
General characteristics [1]
Class & type70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1103
Length150 ft 10 in (46.0 m) (gundeck)
Beam40 ft 11 in (12.5 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 1 in (5.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament70 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Resolution was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Woolwich Dockyard and launched on 15 March 1705.[1]

Resolution was lost when she ran ashore in 1707.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 166.

References

  • Lavery, Brian (1983) 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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