Burford Class | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Great Britain |
| Nominal Guns | 68 |
| Approved | 1753 |
| Designer | |
| Rate | Third Rate |
| Type | Ship of the Line |
| Designed Crew | 520 |
| Ships in Class | 3 |
| Design Armament | Broadside Weight = 731 Imperial Pound ( 331.5085 kg) | BWAS-1714 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Gun Deck | 26 | British 32-Pounder | |
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 18-Pounder | |
| Quarterdeck | 12 | British 9-Pounder | |
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | |
| Design Dimensions and Ship Information | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordered | Shipyard | Launched | Out of service | Fate | Gundeck Length | Length of Keel | Breadth | Depth in hold | Burthen | |
| As Designed | 162' 0" | 134' 6" | 44' 8" | 19' 8" | 1,426 87⁄94 | |||||
| Burford | 1754/01/15 | Chatham Dockyard | 1757 | 1785/03/31 | Sold | 162' 1" | 134' 0" | 44' 8 ½" | 19' 8 ¾" | 1,424 39⁄94 |
| Dorsetshire | 1754/01/19 | Portsmouth Dockyard | 1757/12/13 | 1775/03 | Broken Up | 162' 0" | 134' 4 ⅝" | 44' 10" | 19' 8" | 1,436 71⁄94 |
| Boyne | 1758/05/13 | Plymouth Dockyard | 1766/05/31 | 1783/05 | Broken Up | 162' 0" | 134' 6" | 44' 8" | 19' 8" | 1,426 87⁄94 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |