For other ships of the same name, see HMS Bedford.
| HMS Bedford (1698) | |
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| Career (Great Britain) |  |
| Name: | HMS Bedford |
| Ordered: | 24 December 1695 |
| Builder: | Fisher Harding, Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched: | 12 September 1698 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1787 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class & type: | 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,073.6 long tons (1,090.8 t) |
| Length: | 151 ft (46.0 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 40 ft 4 in (12.3 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 16 ft 9 in (5.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 70 guns as set out in the article |
| General characteristics after 1741 rebuild[2] | |
| Class & type: | 1733 proposals 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,230 long tons (1,249.7 t) |
| Length: | 151 ft (46.0 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 43 ft 5 in (13.2 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
70 guns:
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HMS Bedford was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Woolwich Dockyard on 12 September 1698.[1] She carried twenty-two 24-pounder guns and four (18-pounder) culverins on the lower deck; twenty-six 12-pounder guns on the upper deck; fourteen (5-pounder) sakers on the quarter-deck and forecastle; and four 3-pounder guns on the poop or roundhouse.
On 8 October 1736 Bedford was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt according to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Portsmouth, from where she was relaunched on 9 March 1741.[2]
Bedford was hulked in 1767, and served in this capacity until 1787, when she was sold out of the navy.[2]
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- 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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