On 21 September 1722 Grafton was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt to the 1719 Establishment at Woolwich, from where she was relaunched on 25 November 1725. She remained in service until 1744, when she was broken up.[2]
grafton, 1709, other, ships, with, same, name, grafton, grafton, third, rate, ship, line, royal, navy, built, swallow, fowler, limehouse, london, dimensions, 1706, establishment, launched, august, 1709, grafton, plan, 1725, rebuildhistory, great, britain, name. For other ships with the same name see HMS Grafton HMS Grafton was a 70 gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy She was built by Swallow and Fowler of Limehouse London to the dimensions of the 1706 Establishment and was launched on 9 August 1709 1 Grafton plan of the 1725 rebuildHistory Great Britain NameHMS Grafton BuilderSwallow and Fowler Limehouse Launched9 August 1709 FateBroken up 1744 NotesParticipated in Battle of Cape Passaro General characteristics as built 1 Class and type1706 Establishment 70 gun third rate ship of the line Tons burthen1 095 Length150 ft 45 7 m gundeck Beam41 ft 12 5 m Depth of hold17 ft 4 in 5 3 m PropulsionSails Sail planFull rigged ship Armament70 guns Gundeck 26 24 pdrs Upper gundeck 26 12 pdrs Quarterdeck 14 6 pdrs Forecastle 4 6 pdrs General characteristics after 1722 rebuild 2 Class and type1719 Establishment 70 gun third rate ship of the line Tons burthen1 133 Length151 ft 46 0 m gundeck Beam41 ft 6 in 12 6 m Depth of hold17 ft 4 in 5 3 m PropulsionSails Sail planFull rigged ship Armament70 guns Gundeck 26 24 pdrs Upper gundeck 26 12 pdrs Quarterdeck 14 6 pdrs Forecastle 4 6 pdrs She spent some time under the command of George Forbes 3rd Earl of Granard and by 1718 she was commanded by Nicholas Haddock and was present at the Battle of Cape Passaro By 1738 she was stationed at the Nore when she was commanded by Richard Lestock On 21 September 1722 Grafton was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt to the 1719 Establishment at Woolwich from where she was relaunched on 25 November 1725 She remained in service until 1744 when she was broken up 2 Notes edit a b Lavery Ships of the Line vol 1 p168 a b Lavery Ships of the Line vol 1 p169 References editColledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 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 nbsp This article about a ship of the line of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Grafton 1709 amp oldid 1221202986, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
