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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Orford |
| Ordered | 31 August 1745 |
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| Laid down | 24 February 1746 |
| Launched | 15 November 1749 |
| Commissioned | March 1755 |
| Fate | Sunk as a breakwater, Sheerness, 1783 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 1745 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,414 56⁄94 (bm) |
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| Beam | 45 ft 0 in (13.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 19 ft 4 in (5.9 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 520 |
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HMS Orford was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment at Woolwich Dockyard, and launched in 1749.