Name HMS St Michael Tons burthen 1101 bm Launched 1669 | Renamed HMS Marlborough, 1706 Length 125 ft (38 m) (keel) Builder HMNB Portsmouth | |
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Fate Wrecked, 29 November 1762 Class and type 90-gun second rate ship of the line | ||
HMS St Michael was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by John Tippetts of Portsmouth Dockyard and launched in 1669.
St Michael was rebuilt at Blackwall Yard in 1706, at which time she was also renamed HMS Marlborough. On 5 April 1725 Marlborough was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt at Chatham. She was relaunched on 25 September 1732.
Marlborough was reduced to a 68-gun ship in 1752. Whilst making her way back to Britain after participating in the reduction of Havana in 1762, Marlborough was caught in very heavy weather. On 29 November her crew were forced to abandon the ship, which was sinking. All of Marlborough's crew were taken off by HMS Antelope.
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