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Description: | Hull section for the contemporary full hull and dividing model of a 70-gun(circa 1730), third rate, two-decker ship of the line.
CA: AAA.
The model relates to the 1719 Establishment, the dimensions of which were typically about 151 by 41� feet. The ships weighed 1128 tons burden. They had a complement of 480 men. They carried 26 24-pound guns on their gun decks, twenty-six 12-pounders and four 6-pounders on their upper decks, and fourteen 6-pounders on their quarterdecks. Twelve ships were made in this fashion, and all but two of them in Thames yards.
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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