HMS Dartmouth (1698)
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 Great Britain
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| Name: | HMS Dartmouth |
| Ordered: | 1695 |
| Builder: | Parker, Southampton |
| Launched: | 3 March 1698 |
| Out of service: | 8 October 1747 |
| Fate: | Blew up and sank in battle, 1747 |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Class and type: | 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 681 bm |
| Length: | 131 ft 0 3⁄4 in (39.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 34 ft 3 1⁄2 in (10.5 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 13 ft 6 1⁄2 in (4.1 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1716 rebuild | |
| Class and type: | 1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 711 bm |
| Length: | 130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: | 50 guns (see 1741 rebuild) |
| General characteristics after 1741 rebuild | |
| Class and type: | 1733 proposals 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 856 bm |
| Length: | 134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 38 ft 6 in (11.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 15 ft 9 in (4.8 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: | |
HMS Dartmouth was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 3 March 1698 at Southampton.
She was rebuilt according to the 1706 Establishment at Woolwich Dockyard, relaunching on 7 August 1716. On 8 October 1736, Dartmouth was ordered to be taken to pieces at Woolwich and rebuilt according to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment. She was relaunched on 22 April 1741.
Dartmouth blew up near Cape St Vincent on 8 October 1747 in action with the Spanish ship of the line Glorioso.
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