&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:HMS_Expedition_(ship,_1679)_during_Wager%27s_Action_off_Cartagena,_28_May_1708_(cropped).jpg) HMS Expedition
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Expedition |
| Ordered | April 1677 |
| Builder | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Launched | 10 September 1679 |
| Commissioned | 1689 |
| Renamed | HMS Prince Frederick, 2 January 1715 |
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| Name | HMS Prince Frederick |
| Commissioned | 1718 |
| Renamed | HMS Prince Frederick, 2 January 1715 |
| Stricken | June/July 1764 |
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| Fate | Sold 1784 |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Class and type | 70-gun third-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,05974⁄94 tons (bm) |
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| Beam | 40 ft 9 in (12.42 m) |
| Draught | 18 ft 0 in (5.49 m) |
| Depth of hold | 17 ft (5.18 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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| General characteristics 1699 rebuild | |
| Class and type | 70-gun third-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,1161⁄94 tons (bm) |
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| Beam | 40 ft 10 in (12.45 m) |
| Depth of hold | 17 ft 1.5 in (5.22 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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| General characteristics 1714 rebuild | |
| Class and type | 1706 Establishment 70-gun third-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,11092⁄94 tons (bm) |
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| Beam | 41 ft (12.50 m) |
| Depth of hold | 17 ft 4 in (5.28 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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| General characteristics 1740 rebuild | |
| Class and type | 1733 proposals 70-gun third-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,22564⁄94 tons (bm) |
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| Beam | 43 ft 5 in (13.23 m) |
| Depth of hold | 17 ft 9 in (5.41 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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HMS Expedition was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line built at Portsmouth Dockyard in 1677/79. She was in active commission during the War of the English Succession participating in the battles of Beachy Head and Barfleur. She was rebuilt in 1699. Again, for the War of Spanish Succession she was in commission for the operation at Cadiz then returned to England where she sat for two years. She was in the Mediterranean for the Battle of Marbella in 1705. She then went to the West Indies and fought in Wager's action off Cartagena in 1708. She was rebuilt in 1709-14 to the 1706 Establishment. She spent her time split between the Baltic and as guard ship at Portsmouth before being broken at Portsmouth in 1736. She was rebuilt in 1736/40 at Deptford Dockyard.
She was the third vessel to bear the name Expedition since it was used for a 20-gun French ship, captured in 1618 and listed until 1652.[1]
She was the first vessel to bear the name Prince Frederick in the English and Royal Navy.[2]
HMS Expedition was awarded the battle honours "Barfleur 1692",[3] and "Marbella 1705".[4]
As HMS Prince Frederick, she was awarded the battle honours "Finisterre 1747",[5] "Louisburg 1758",[6] and "Quebec 1759".[7]
- ^ Colledge (2020), Section E (Expedition)
- ^ Colledge (2020), Section P (Prince Frederick)
- ^ Thomas (1998), Battle and Campaign Honours, Section B, Barfleur
- ^ Thomas (1998), Battle and Campaign Honours, Section M, Marbella
- ^ Thomas (1998), Battle and Campaign Honours, Section F, Finisterre
- ^ Thomas (1998), Battle and Campaign Honours, Section L, Louisburg
- ^ Thomas (1998), Battle and Campaign Honours, Section Q, Quebec