HMS Anne (1678)

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

History
Royal Navy EnsignEngland
NameHMS Anne
OrderedApril 1677
BuilderPhineas Pett, Chatham Dockyard
LaunchedNovember 1678
Commissioned1687
FateRun ashore and burnt to avoid capture 6 July 1690
General characteristics
Class and type70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,05130⁄94 tons (bm)
Length
  • 150 ft 10 in (45.97 m) gundeck
  • 122 ft 0 in (37.19 m) keel for tonnage
Beam40 ft 3 in (12.27 m)
Draught18 ft 0 in (5.49 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement460/380/300 personnel
Armament
  • 1677 Establishment 72/60 guns
  • 26 × demi-cannons 54 cwt – 9.5 ft (LD)
  • 26 × 12-pdr guns 32 cwt – 9 ft (UD)
  • 10 × sakers 16 cwt – 7 ft (QD)
  • 4 × sakers 16 cwt – 7 ft (Fc)
  • 5 × 5 3-pdr guns 5 cwt – 5 ft (RH)

HMS Anne was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the English, built under the 1677 Construction Programme by Phineas Pett II at Chatham Dockyard during 1677/78.[1] She fought in the War of English Succession 1688 to 1697. She fought in the Battle of Beachy Head where she was severely damaged and ran aground. She was burnt by the English to avoid capture by the French. The wreck is a Protected Wreck managed by Historic England.

She was the sixth vessel to bear the name Anne since it was used for a ballinger built at Southampton in 1416 and sold on 26 June 1426.[2]

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  2. ^ Colledge 2020