Name HMS Grafton Fate Broken up, 1816 Launched 26 September 1771 | Ordered 22 October 1767 Laid down 1 July 1768 Construction started 1 July 1768 | |
Honours andawards Participated inBattle of GrenadaBattle of Martinique |
HMS Grafton was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 26 September 1771 at Deptford Dockyard.
In 1779 she fought at the head of the British line at the Battle of Grenada, and in 1780 she was part of Rodney's fleet at the Battle of Martinique.
From 1792 Grafton was on harbour service, and she was broken up in 1816.
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