HMS Resolution (1708)
HMS Resolution was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Sir Joseph Allin according to the 1706 Establishment at Deptford Dockyard, and launched on 25 March 1708.[1]
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| Name | HMS Resolution |
| Builder | Allin, Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched | 25 March 1708 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 1711 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 1706 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,118 |
| Length | 150 ft (45.7 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 41 ft (12.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 17 ft 4 in (5.3 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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Resolution was wrecked in 1711.[1]
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p168.
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.
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