HMS Restoration (1678)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Restoration.
HMS Restoration was a 70-gun third rate of the Kingdom of England built at Harwich Dockyard in 1677/78. After a ten-year stint in Ordinary she was commissioned for the War of the English Succession in 1690. She fought in the Battles of Beachy Head and the Battle of Barfleur. She was rebuilt at Portsmouth in 1699/1702. She was lost on the Goodwin Sands during the Great Storm of November 1703.
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Name | HMS Restoration |
Ordered | April 1677 |
Builder | Harwich Dockyard |
Launched | 25 May 1678 |
Commissioned | 15 May 1678 |
Honours and awards | Barfleur 1692 |
Fate | Wrecked, 27 November 1703 on the Goodwin Sands. |
General characteristics as built | |
Class and type | 70-gun third-rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1,02191⁄94 tons (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 39 ft 11 in (12.17 m) |
Draught | 18 ft 0 in (5.49 m) |
Depth of hold | 17 ft 0 in (5.18 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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General characteristics after 1699/1702 rebuild | |
Class and type | 70-gun third-rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1,04464⁄94 tons (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 40 ft 0 in (12.19 m) |
Depth of hold | 17 ft 0 in (5.18 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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This was the first vessel to bear the name Restoration in the English and Royal Navy.[1]
HMS Restoration was awarded the Battle Honour Barfleur 1692.[2]