HMS Royal Sovereign (1701) - 100-gun battleship of the first rank of the Royal Navy , the second ship named after the British monarch .
| Royal Sovereign | |
|---|---|
| HMS Royal Sovereign | |
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| Service | |
 Great Britain | |
| Class and type of vessel | rank 1 battleship 100-gun ship, code 1719 |
| Type of sailing weapon | Three mast ship |
| Organization | Royal fleet |
| Manufacturer | royal shipyard, Woolwich |
| Launched | July 1701 , re September 28, 1728 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | for scrapping 1786 |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1883 tons [1] [2] |
| Gondek length | 174 feet 6 inches (53.2 m ) [2] |
| Midship Width | 50 ft (15.2 m) [2] |
| Depth of intrum | 19 ft 10 dm / 6.0 m; [2] (20 ft / 6.1 m) [3] |
| Engines | Sail |
| Armament | |
| Total number of guns | 100 |
| Gundeck Guns | 28 × 42 (32) - pound guns [3] |
| Midsection of Midsection | 28 × 24-fn guns |
| Guns on the operdek | 28 × 12-fn guns |
| Guns on the Trench | 12 × 6-fn guns |
| Guns on the tank | 4 × 6-fn guns |
Content
Build
Built at the royal shipyard in Woolwich , launched in July 1701 . [1] Some of the timber saved during the dismantling of the previous Royal Sovereign , destroyed by fire in 1697, was used during the construction. [4]
The dimensions of the Royal Sovereign , generally well-established, [5] formed the basis of the 100-gun ships of the Code of Law of 1719. In practice, only Royal Sovereign himself followed them, being the only ship of the 1st rank reconstructed, or rebuilt according to the laying in its original form.
Service
He was the flagship of Admiral George Hand in the War of the Spanish Succession .
Passed perestroika in Chatham , again according to the code of 1719; the order was issued on February 18, 1724 . Re-launched September 28, 1728 . [6]
The rebuilt Royal Sovereign served until 1768 , after which it was scrapped. [6]
Commanders
- 1745-1746 - Thomas Smith .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. p.165. ISBN 0-85177-252-8
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Under construction
- ↑ 1 2 Data in brackets after rearmament
- ↑ Lavery ... Vol.1, p.165.
- ↑ Lavery ... Vol.1, p. 76.
- ↑ 1 2 Lavery ... Vol.1, p. 169.