- HMS Bedford (1698)
HMS "Bedford" was a 70-gun
third rate ship of the line of theRoyal Navy , launched atWoolwich Dockyard on12 September 1698 . She carried twenty-two 24-pounder guns and four (18-pounder) culverins on the lower deck; twenty-six 12-pounder guns on the upper deck; fourteen (5-pounder) sakers on the quarter-deck and forecastle; and four 3-pounder guns on the poop or roundhouse.On
8 October 1736 "Bedford" was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt according to the 1733 proposals of the1719 Establishment atPortsmouth , from where she was relaunched on9 March 1741 ."Bedford" was hulked in 1767, and served in this capacity until 1787, when she was sold out of the navy.
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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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