HMS Breda (1692)

HMS Breda (1692)

HMS "Breda" was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Woolwich Dockyard on 23 April 1692. She was named after the Declaration of Breda made in 1660 by Charles II of England.

In 1701, under Captain Christopher Fogg, she became the flagship of Vice-Admiral John Benbow. His squadron left for the West Indies on 2 September 1701 as the War of the Spanish Succession began.Ships of the Old Navy, "Breda".]

During the Action of August 1702, "Breda", under Benbow's command, was one of only two ships in the squadron to effectively engage the French. After several days, the contumacy of Benbow's captains in refusing to fight, and his own injuries, forced him to return to Port Royal, where several were convicted of cowardice at a court-martial.

In 1718, "Breda" was commanded by Captain Barrows Harris, and took part in the Battle of Cape Passaro. She was broken up in 1730.

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*Michael Phillips. [http://www.ageofnelson.org/MichaelPhillips/info.php?ref=5114 "Breda" (70) (1692)] . Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
*Lavery, Brian (2003) "The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850." Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.

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