HMS Russell (1692)

	HMS Russell
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Russell
Builder	Stigant, Portsmouth Dockyard
Launched	3 June 1692
Fate	Sunk as breakwater, 1762
General characteristics as built
Class and type	80-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,177
Length	155 ft 6 in (47.4 m) (gundeck)
Beam	41 ft 6 in (12.6 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 4 in (5.3 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	80 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1709 rebuild
Class and type	1706 Establishment 80-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,294
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	80 guns:; Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs; Middle gundeck: 26 × 12 pdrs; Upper gundeck: 24 × 6 pdrs; Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs;
General characteristics after 1735 rebuild
Class and type	1719 Establishment 80-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,350
Length	158 ft (48.2 m) (gundeck)
Beam	44 ft 6 in (13.6 m)
Depth of hold	18 ft 2 in (5.5 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	80 guns:; Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs; Middle gundeck: 26 × 12 pdrs; Upper gundeck: 24 × 6 pdrs; Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs;

HMS Russell was an 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Portsmouth Dockyard on 3 June 1692.^[1]

She was rebuilt according to the 1706 Establishment at Rotherhithe, and was relaunched on 16 March 1709. Instead of mounting her 80 guns on two decks, as she had done as originally built, she now mounted them on three decks, but remained classified as a third rate.^[2] On 4 February 1729 she was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt to the 1719 Establishment at Deptford, from where she was relaunched on 8 September 1735.^[3]

Russell was sunk as a breakwater in 1762.^[3]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p163.
^ ^a ^b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p167.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p169.

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.

The Capture of the 'Glorioso', 8 October 1747

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[Lavery,_SoLv1_p163-1] Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p163.

[Lavery,_SoLv1_p167-2] Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p167.

[Lavery,_SoLv1_p169-3] Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p169.

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