HMS Breda (1679)

History
England
Name	HMS Bredah
Builder	Betts, Harwich
Launched	1679
Fate	Gunpowder Explosion, 12 October 1690; Wreck lies at 51 49 32N 08 16 48W;
General characteristics
Class and type	70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,055 long tons (1,071.9 t)
Length	150 ft 6 in (45.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam	39 ft 10 in (12.1 m)
Depth of hold	16 ft 9 in (5.1 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	70 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Bredah or Breda was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched at Harwich in 1679.^[1]

Having fought in the Battle of Beachy Head in 1690, Bredah was destroyed by an accidental fire later that year after participating in the Siege of Cork.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 162.

[Lavery,_SoLv1_p162-1] Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 162.

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History

England
Name	HMS Bredah
Builder	Betts, Harwich
Launched	1679
Fate	Gunpowder Explosion, 12 October 1690 Wreck lies at 51 49 32N 08 16 48W
General characteristics ^[1]
Class and type	70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,055 long tons (1,071.9 t)
Length	150 ft 6 in (45.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam	39 ft 10 in (12.1 m)
Depth of hold	16 ft 9 in (5.1 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	70 guns of various weights of shot