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A plan showing the inboard profile for the Devonshire, as hulked in 1740 at Woolwich Dockyard. Note that she has been cut down to her lower deck.

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Devonshire
BuilderAckworth, Woolwich Dockyard
Launched12 December 1710
FateSold, 1760
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type1706 Establishment 80-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,304
Length156 ft (47.5 m) (gundeck)
Beam43 ft 6 in (13.3 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 8 in (5.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 80 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 32-pdrs
  • Middle gundeck: 26 × 12-pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 24 × 6-pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pdrs

HMS Devonshire was a three-deck 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Woolwich Dockyard and launched on 12 December 1710. Her design was according to the 1706 Establishment of dimensions as laid down for 80-gun ships.[1]

Devonshire was hulked in 1740, and eventually sold out of the navy in 1760.[1]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 167.

References[edit]

  • 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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