HMS Ranelagh was a three-decker 80-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Deptford Dockyard on 25 June 1697.[1] She took part in a number of actions during the War of the Spanish Succession, including the Battle of Vigo in 1702 and the Battle of Vélez-Málaga in 1704.
| History | |
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| Name | HMS Ranelagh |
| Ordered | 30 May 1695 |
| Builder | Fisher Harding, Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched | 25 June 1697 |
| Renamed | HMS Princess Caroline, 1728 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1764 |
| Notes |
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| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type | 80-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1199 bm |
| Length | 158 ft 8 in (48.4 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 41 ft 8.75 in (12.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 17 ft 4 in (5.3 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 476 |
| Armament | 80 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1731 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type | 1719 Establishment 80-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1353 bm |
| Length | 158 ft (48.2 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 44 ft 6 in (13.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 18 ft 2 in (5.5 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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On 20 August 1723 she was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt according to the 1719 Establishment at Woolwich. She was renamed HMS Princess Caroline in 1728 (while rebuilding).[1] She was relaunched on 15 March 1731.[2]
Princess Caroline was Admiral Edward Vernon's flagship at the Battle of Cartagena de Indias during his second Spanish Caribbean campaign, in the War of Jenkins' Ear. George Washington's half-brother, Lawrence Washington, served on Princess Caroline as a captain of the Marines in 1741,[3] and named his estate Mount Vernon in honour of his commander.[4]
The Princess Caroline continued in service until 1764, when she was broken up.[2]
Notes edit
- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p163.
- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p169.
- ^ Captain Lawrence Washington letter dated 30 May 1741 from Kingston, Jamaica, to his father, Augustine Washington, in Fredericksburg, Virginia. MVLA archives, PS-835
- ^ Ranft, Brian, editor. The Vernon Papers. Naval Records Society, vol. 99. London: 1958
References edit
- 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.
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