HMS Stirling Castle (1705)

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.