HMS Stirling Castle (1705)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Stirling Castle.

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Stirling Castle
BuilderRosewell, Chatham Dockyard
Launched21 September 1705
FateBroken up, 1771
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1122
Length151 ft (46.0 m) (gundeck)
Beam41 ft (12.5 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 6 in (5.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament70 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1723 rebuild[2]
Class and type1719 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1138
Length151 ft (46.0 m) (gundeck)
Beam41 ft 6 in (12.6 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 4 in (5.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 70 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 24-pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 12-pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 6-pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 6-pdrs

HMS Stirling Castle was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard and launched on 21 September 1705.[1]

On 12 March 1720 orders were issued directing her to be taken to pieces and rebuilt according to the 1719 Establishment at Woolwich, from where she was relaunched on 23 April 1723.[2]

Stirling Castle was converted into a hulk in 1739, and continued to serve in that role until 1771, when she was broken up.[2]

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p166.
  2. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p169.