| History | |
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| Name | HMS Burford |
| Ordered | 19 January 1754 |
| Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down | 30 October 1754 |
| Launched | 5 May 1757 |
| Completed | 15 July 1757 |
| Commissioned | April 1757 |
| Decommissioned | 1784 |
| In service | 1757 |
| Out of service | 1785 |
| Honours and awards | Louisburg 1758; Quiberon Bay 1759; Belle Isle 1761; Sadras 1782; Providien 1782; Negapatam 1782; and Trincomalee 1782 |
| Fate | Sold, 31 March 1785 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 1754 amendments 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,42439⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 44 ft 8 in (13.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 19 ft 8 in (6.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 520 |
| Armament |
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HMS Burford was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1754, and launched in 1757.[1]
She fought in the Seven Years' War in North America (including the capture of Louisbourg) and in the western squadron under Admiral Edward Hawke, including the Battle of Quiberon Bay. After the war she spent the subsequent peace as guardship at Plymouth and a troopship to the West Indies and was repaired in 1772. In the American Revolutionary War she was sent to the East Indies from 1779 to 1784 as part of admiral Edward Hughes's squadron where she participated in all five indecisive actions against the French admiral Suffren. After her return to England in 1784 she was sold for breaking up in 1785.[1]