HMS Sandwich (1679)

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

History
England
NameHMS Sandwich
Ordered8 September 1677
BuilderIsaac Betts, Harwich Dockyard
LaunchedMay 1679
Honours and
awards		BARFLEUR 1692
FateBroken up to rebuild in 1709
General characteristics as built (1679)
Class & type1677 Construction Programme 90‑gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,346+0⁄94 bm
Length
  • 161 ft 6 in (49.2 m) gundeck
  • 126 ft 10 in (38.7 m) keel for tonnage
Beam44 ft 8 in (13.6 m)
Draught20 ft 0 in (6.1 m), aft
Depth of hold18 ft 3 in (5.6 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement500–660
Armament90 guns of various weights
Great Britain
Ordered20 July 1709
BuilderBenjamin Rosewell, Chatham Dockyard
Cost£24,607.0.5d (rebuild) + £4,057.10.4d (fitting January–February 1720)
Launched21 April 1715
Commissioned11 January 1719/1720, flagship
Decommissioned8 November 1721
Refit1723, guard ship
RecommissionedJanuary 1741
RefitSpring 1741, flagship
Decommissioned18 April 1747
Refit1752, cut down and fitted as a lazarette
Stricken22 January 1755
FateBroken up, completed 24 March 1770
General characteristics after rebuild (1715)
Class & type1706 Establishment 90‑gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,573+7⁄94 bm
Length
  • 162 ft 6 in (49.5 m) gundeck
  • 132 ft 0 in (40.2 m) keel for tonnage
Beam47 ft 4 in (14.4 m)
Depth of hold18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement680
Armament
  • 90 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 32 lb (15 kg)
  • Middle gundeck: 26 × 18 lb (8.2 kg)
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 9 lb (4.1 kg)
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 6 lb (2.7 kg)
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 lb (2.7 kg)

HMS Sandwich was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched in May 1679 at Harwich Dockyard.

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