HMS Barfleur (1697)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Barfleur.

HMS Barfleur was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Deptford Dockyard on 10 August 1697.

Barfleur
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Barfleur
Ordered	1695
Builder	Harding, Deptford Dockyard
Launched	10 August 1697
Fate	Broken up, 1783
General characteristics as built
Class and type	90-gun second-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1476
Length	162 ft 10.5 in (49.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam	46 ft 4 in (14.1 m)
Depth of hold	18 ft 2.25 in (5.5 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	90 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1716 rebuild
Class and type	1706 Establishment 90-gun second-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1564.6
Length	163 ft (49.7 m) (gundeck) 131 ft 9 in (40.2 m) (keel)
Beam	47 ft 3 in (14.4 m)
Depth of hold	18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	90 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 32-pounders Middle gundeck: 26 × 18-pounders Upper gundeck: 26 × 9-pounders Quarterdeck: 10 × 6-pounders Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounders

She was rebuilt according to the 1706 Establishment at Deptford, relaunching on 27 June 1716.

The Battle of Cape Passaro

She took part in the Battle of Cape Passaro in 1719, and then served during the War of 1739–48, including the Battle of Toulon (1744), before being paid off in 1745. However, the Barfleur was reduced to an 80-gun third rate in 1755 and served throughout the Seven Years' War, prior to being hulked in 1764, and eventually broken up in 1783.

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.
• Winfield, Rif (2007) British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.