| Hampton Court | 213 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 70 | ||
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | The Royal Navy | ||
| Ordered | 1708/03/17 | ||
| Launched | 1709/08/27 | ||
| How acquired | Purpose built | ||
| Shipyard | Rotherhithe | ||
| Ship Class | 1706 Establishment 70-Gunner | ||
| Constructor | George Fowler | ||
| Category | Third Rate | ||
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | ||
| Broken Up to Rebuild | 1741/11 | ||
| Becomes | British third rate ship of the line 'Hampton Court' (1744) | ||
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 150' 8 ½" | Imperial Feet | 45.9359 | Length of Keel | 124' 1" | Imperial Feet | 37.8206 | Breadth | 41' 6" | Imperial Feet | 12.6492 | Depth in Hold | 17' 4" | Imperial Feet | 5.2832 | Burthen | 1,136 67⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1709 | Broadside Weight = 459 Imperial Pound ( 208.1565 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 24 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British Demi-Culverin | ||
| Quarterdeck | 12 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Roundhouse | 4 | British 3-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1709 | 460 | Establishment | BWAS-1714 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1709/08/10 | 1713/02/13 | Captain | James Mighells | TRN2 |
| 1718 | 1719 | Captain | Robert Coleman | BWAS-1714 |
| 1726 | 1727/04 | Captain | Robert Hughes | BWAS-1714 |
| 1727/04 | 1727 | Captain | Richard Rowzier | BWAS-1714 |
| 1731 | 1731/12/27 | Captain | Vere Beauclerk | BWAS-1714 |
| 1733/11 | 1735 | Captain | John Mighells | B051 |
| 1734 | 1736 | Captain | BWAS-1714 | |
| 1738 | 1739 | Captain | John Russell | BWAS-1714 |
| 1739 | 1741/09 | Captain | Digby Dent | BWAS-1714 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1760/12 | 1762/10 | Lieutenant | Henry Duncan | B125 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1709 | Commissioned for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1603 |
| 1718 | Commissioned for the Baltic | BWAS-1603 |
| 1719 | fitting at Unknown | BWAS-1603 |
| 1720 | Began great repair at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1603 |
| 1721 | Completed great repair at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £10603.0.6d | BWAS-1603 |
| 1726 | Recommissioned for the Baltic | BWAS-1603 |
| 1726 | fitting at Unknown at a cost of £1300.8.8d | BWAS-1603 |
| 1731 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1603 |
| 1731/12/27 | Paid off | BWAS-1603 |
| 1732/05 | Began small repair at Unknown | BWAS-1603 |
| 1732/06 | Completed small repair at a cost of £1096.10.1d | BWAS-1603 |
| 1734 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1603 |
| 1734/01 | Ordered to fit for Channel service | BWAS-1603 |
| 1735 | In the Tagus | BWAS-1603 |
| 1736/06 | Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1603 |
| 1737/02 | Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £7865.14.8d | BWAS-1603 |
| 1738 | Commissioned for the West Indies | BWAS-1603 |
| 1739/11/11 | At Porto Bello | BWAS-1603 |
| 1741/03 | In Cartagena operations | BWAS-1603 |
| Fleets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Fleet | Fleet Commander | Source | 1719 | 1719 | British Baltic Fleet 1719 | Sir John Norris |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| TRN2 | The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol II | William Laid Clowes | Digital Book |
| B051 | Biographia Navalis - Volume I | John Charnock | Book |
| B125 | NRS Vol 020 - The Naval Miscellany Vol I | John Knox Laughton Ed | Book |
| BWAS-1603 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 | Rif Winfield | Book |