HMS Buckingham (1751)

HMS Buckingham (later renamed HMS Grampus) was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford Dockyard by John Holland to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and in active service during the Seven Years' War with France. With a crew of 520 she was one of the largest ships in the Navy at that time.

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

Buckingham on the stocks at Deptford
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Buckingham
Ordered15 November 1745
BuilderJohn Hollond, Deptford Dockyard
Laid down26 January 1746
Launched30 April 1751
CommissionedMay 1755
RenamedHMS Grampus, 1777
FateSank, Atlantic Ocean, 11 November 1779
General characteristics
Class and type1745 Establishment 70-gun third-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1435 62⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 160 ft 0 in (48.8 m) (gundeck)
  • 131 ft 4 in (40.0 m) (gundeck)
Beam45 ft 4 in (13.8 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 4 in (5.9 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement520
Armament
  • 70 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper deck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 12 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs
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