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Burford class ship of the line

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Name
  
Burford

In service
  
1757 - 1785

Retired
  
3

Operators
  
Royal Navy

Completed
  
3

Type
  
68-gun third rate ship of the line

The Burford class ships were three 68-gun third rates designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Joseph Allin. The Burford ships were almost the last "70-gun" (in practice 68-gun) ships designed by Allin. They were built to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1754.

Ships

  • HMS Burford
    • Builder: Chatham Dockyard Ordered: 15 January 1754 Laid down: 30 October 1754 Launched: 5 May 1757 Fate: Sold to be broken up, 1785
  • HMS Dorsetshire
    • Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard Ordered: 15 January 1754 Laid down: 22 June 1754 Launched: 13 December 1757 Fate: Broken up, 1775
  • HMS Boyne
    • Builder: Plymouth Dockyard Ordered: 13 May 1758 Laid down: 9 August 1758 Launched: 31 May 1766 Fate: Broken up, 1783

    References

    Burford-class ship of the line Wikipedia
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