Name HMS Grafton Tons burthen 1,095 | Fate Broken up, 1744 Launched 9 August 1709 | |
Builder Swallow and Fowler, Limehouse Notes Participated in
Battle of Cape Passaro Class and type 1706 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line | ||
HMS Grafton was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was built by Swallow and Fowler, of Limehouse, London to the dimensions of the 1706 Establishment, and was launched on 9 August 1709.
She spent some time under the command of George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard, and by 1718 she was commanded by Nicholas Haddock, and was present at the Battle of Cape Passaro. By 1738 she was stationed at the Nore, when she was commanded by Richard Lestock.
On 21 September 1722 Grafton was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt to the 1719 Establishment at Woolwich, from where she was relaunched on 25 November 1725. She remained in service until 1744, when she was broken up.
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