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Captain

HMS Captain

Survived

Royal Navy

TypeShip of the line
RateThird rate
Guns70 guns
WarWar of the Quadruple Alliance

Ship of the line at Cape Passaro.

Photo of a model of the hull of en:HMS_Captain (1678) after her 1708 rebuild. the model was made by a Mr William Hammond probably shortly after 1714 Photo: geni, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 1677 Establishment 72/60 guns
  • 26 × demi-cannons 54 cwt – 9.5 ft (LD)
  • 26 × 12-pdr guns 32 cwt – 9 ft (UD)
  • 10 × sakers 16 cwt – 7 ft (QD)
  • 4 × sakers 16 cwt – 7 ft (Fc)
  • 5 × 5 3-pdr guns 5 cwt – 5 ft (RH)
BuilderWoolwich Dockyard
Launched1678
Commissioned12 September 1678
Length149 ft 6 in (45.57 m) gundeck 119 ft 10 in (36.53 m) keel for tonnage

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

1678

11 August 1718

Fate

Survived

Broken up, 1762