HMS Cambridge (1695)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Cambridge.

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Cambridge
BuilderHarding, Deptford Dockyard
Launched21 December 1695
FateBroken up, 1749
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type80-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,194
Length156 ft (47.5 m) (gundeck)
Beam41 ft 11.5 in (12.8 m)
Depth of hold17 ft (5.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament80 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1715 rebuild[2]
Class and type1706 Establishment 80-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,286
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 Cambridge was an 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Deptford Dockyard on 21 December 1695.[1] A combination of poor sailing qualities and a top-heavy structure kept her in reserve for many years. Finally brought into active service during the War of Jenkins' Ear, she played an undistinguished part in Sir John Norris' 1740 expedition to the Bay of Biscay, and at the Battle of Toulon in 1744.

From 1746 to 1748 she was again removed from service while consideration was given to rebuilding her with fewer guns. The investigation was inconclusive, and Cambridge was broken up at Chatham Dockyard in 1750.

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 163.
  2. ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 167.