HMS Ipswich (1694)

HMS Ipswich was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Harwich on 19 April 1694.

Plans for the 1730 rebuild of Ipswich
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Ipswich
Ordered	1690
Builder	Barret, Harwich
Launched	19 April 1694
Fate	Broken up, 1764
General characteristics as built
Class and type	70-gun third-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1049
Length	149 ft 11 in (45.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam	40 ft (12.2 m)
Depth of hold	16 ft 8 in (5.1 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	70 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1730 rebuild
Class and type	1719 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1142
Length	151 ft (46.0 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	70 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 24 pdrs Upper gundeck: 26 × 12 pdrs Quarterdeck: 14 × 6 pdrs Forecastle: 4 × 6 pdrs

She was rebuilt by Joseph Allin the younger at Portsmouth according to the 1719 Establishment, relaunching on 30 October 1730. In 1743 she was part of a small three-vessel squadron sent to the Bay of Ajaccio under Vice-Admiral Thomas Mathews to investigate reports that a single Spanish ship of the line was anchored there for repairs. On reaching the Bay the squadron, comprising Ipswich, HMS Revenge and the fireship HMS Anne Galley, encountered and overwhelmed the 70-gun Spanish warship Isidoro. The Spanish vessel was set on fire by her crew to avoid her being captured, and sank in the bay.

Ipswich was hulked in 1757, and broken up in 1764.

References

• Clowes, W. L. (1898). The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present. Vol. 3. Sampson, Low, Marston & Co. OCLC 421848674.
• 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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