- HMS Newark (1695)
HMS "Newark" was an 80-gun
third rate ship of the line of theRoyal Navy , launched at Hull on3 June 1695 .She was rebuilt according to the
1706 Establishment atChatham Dockyard , and relaunched on29 July 1717 . During this rebuild an extra gundeck was added to make her a three-decker, instead of the two-decker as which she had been originally built. She continued to be classified as a third rate, however. On24 April 1741 she was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt at Chatham according to the 1741 proposals of the1719 Establishment . She was relaunched on27 August 1747 ."Newark" continued to serve until 1787, when she was broken up.
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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.
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