HMS Exeter (1680)

HMS Exeter was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Kingdom of England, built by contract Sir Henry Johnson at Blackwall under the 1677 Construction Programme. She was at the Battle of Beachy Head in 1690. She was accidentally burnt at Plymouth in 1691. Her remains were hulked at Portsmouth until she was broken in 1717.

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

History
England
NameHMS Exeter
Ordered20 February 1678
BuilderSir Henry Johnson of Blackwall
LaunchedMarch 1680
Commissioned8 June 1679
ReclassifiedHulked at Portsmouth, 1691
FateAccidentally burnt at Plymouth, Broken at Portsmouth in 1717
General characteristics as built
Class and type70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,03188⁄94 tons (bm)
Length
  • 150 ft 2 in (45.77 m) gundeck
  • 120 ft 0 in (36.58 m) keel for tonnage
Beam40 ft 2.5 in (12.26 m)
Draught18 ft 0 in (5.49 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 9.5 in (5.12 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 1677 Establishment 70/62 guns
  • 26 x demi-cannons (54 cwt - 9.5 ft (LD)
  • 26 x 12-pdr guns 32 cwt - 9 ft (UD)
  • 10 x sakers 16 cwt - 7 ft (QD)
  • 4 x sakers 16 cwt - 7 ft (Fc)
  • 5 x 5 3-pdr guns 5 cwt - 5 ft (RH)

She was the first vessel to bear the name Exeter in the English and Royal Navy.

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