HMS Dorsetshire, the first Royal Navy ship to be named after the county of Dorset, was an 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Southampton on 8 December 1694.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
.svg){kind=small} Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Dorsetshire |
| Builder | Winter, Southampton |
| Launched | 8 December 1694 |
| Fate | Sold, 1749 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type | 80-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,176 |
| Length | 153 ft 4.5 in (46.7 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 42 ft (12.8 m) |
| Depth of hold | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 80 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1712 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type | 1706 Establishment 80-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,289 |
| Length | 156 ft (47.5 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 43 ft 6 in (13.3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 17 ft 8 in (5.4 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
|
Dorsetshire came under the command of Edward Whitaker in 1704 and she was at the capture of Gibraltar (but out of commission). Whitaker then took the ship to play a part in the Battle of Málaga the same year.[3]
She was rebuilt according to the 1706 Establishment at Portsmouth Dockyard, and relaunched on 20 September 1712. As built, Dorsetshire had carried her 80-gun armament on two decks, but during this rebuild they were redistributed over a third gundeck, although she continued to be classified as a third rate.[2]
Dorsetshire continued to serve until 1749, when she was sold out of the navy.[2]
Notes
editReferences
edit- 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.
 | This article about a ship of the line of the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |