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Burford Class

NationalityGreat Britain
Nominal Guns68
Approved1753
Designer 
RateThird Rate
TypeShip of the Line
Designed Crew520
Ships in Class3

Design ArmamentBroadside Weight = 731.00 Imperial Pound ( 331.51 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 x British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 x British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 x British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 x British 9-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
 OrderedShipyardLaunchedOut of serviceFateGundeck LengthLength of KeelBreadthDepth in holdBurthen
As Designed     162' 0"134' 6"44' 8"19' 8"1,426 8794
Burford (68) 1757-1785
British 68 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
15.1.1754Chatham Dockyard - Chatham 175731.3.1785Sold162' 1"134' 0"44' 8 ½"19' 8 ¾"1,424 3994
Dorsetshire (68) 1757-1775
British 68 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
19.1.1754Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth 13.12.17573.1775Broken Up162' 0"134' 4 ⅝"44' 10"19' 8"1,436 7194
Boyne (68) 1766-1783
British 68 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
13.5.1758Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth 31.5.17665.1783Broken Up162' 0"134' 6"44' 8"19' 8"1,426 8794

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