- HMS St Michael (1669)
HMS "St Michael" was a 90-gun
second rate ship of the line of theRoyal Navy , built by Tippets ofPortsmouth Dockyard and launched in 1669."St Michael" was rebuilt at
Blackwall in 1706, at which time she was also renamed HMS "Marlborough". On5 April 1725 "Marlborough" was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt at Chatham. She was relaunched on25 September 1732 ."Marlborough" was reduced to a 68-gun ship in 1752. Whilst making her way back to Britain after participating in the reduction of
Havana in 1762, "Marlborough" was caught in very heavy weather. On29 November her crew were forced to abandon the ship, which was sinking. All of "Marlborough's" crew were taken off by HMS|Antelope|1741|6. [Ships of the Old Navy, "Marlborough".]Notes
References
*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.
*Michael Phillips. [http://www.ageofnelson.org/MichaelPhillips/info.php?ref=1422 "Marlborough" (96) (1706)] . Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved6 December 2007 .
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