HMS Buckingham (1731)

HMS Buckingham was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Richard Stacey at Deptford Dockyard to the 1719 Establishment, and launched on 13 April 1731.

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

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Buckingham
Ordered22 March 1727
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Launched13 April 1731
FateBroken up, 1745
General characteristics
Class and type1719 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1128
Length151 ft (46 m) (gundeck)
Beam41 ft 6 in (12.65 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 70 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 12 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 6 pdrs

In 1740 she was under command of Captain Cornelius Mitchell.

She took part in the Battle of Toulon (1744).

Buckingham served until 1745 when she was broken up.

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