HMS Resolution (1708)

HMS Resolution was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Joseph Allin the elder (in accordance with the 1706 Establishment) at Deptford Dockyard, and launched on 25 March 1708.[1]

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

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Resolution
BuilderAllin, Deptford Dockyard
Launched25 March 1708
FateWrecked, 1711
General characteristics [1]
Class and type1706 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,118
Length150 ft (45.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam41 ft (12.5 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 4 in (5.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 70 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 12 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 6 pdrs

Resolution was wrecked in 1711.[1]

Notes
  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p168.

References
  • Lavery, Brian (2003) 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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