HMS Captain (1678)

	A model of the hull of HMS Captain after her 1708 rebuild
History
Kingdom of England
Name	HMS Captain
Ordered	9 June 1677
Builder	Woolwich Dockyard
Launched	1678
Commissioned	12 September 1678
Honours and; awards	Barfleur 1692; Vigo 1704; Gibraltar 1704; Velez-Malaga 1704; Passero 1718;
Fate	Broken up, 1762
General characteristics as built
Class and type	70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,04120⁄94 tons (bm)
Length	149 ft 6 in (45.57 m) gundeck; 119 ft 10 in (36.53 m) keel for tonnage;
Beam	40 ft 5 in (12.32 m)
Draught	18 ft 0 in (5.49 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 1 in (5.21 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	1677 Establishment 72/60 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);
General characteristics 1708 rebuild
Class and type	1706 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,12151⁄94 tons (bm)
Length	150 ft 6 in (45.87 m) gundeck; 124 ft 2 in (37.85 m) keel for tonnage;
Beam	41 ft 2.5 in (12.56 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	1703 Establishment 70/62 guns; 24/22 × 24 pdr guns (LD); 26/24 x demi-culverins (UD); 12/10 x 6-pdr guns (QD); 4/2 x 6-pdr guns (Fc); 4 x 3-pdr guns (RH);
General characteristics 1722 rebuild
Class and type	1719 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,13972⁄94 tons (bm)
Length	151 ft 0 in (46.02 m) (gundeck); 124 ft 2 in (37.85 m);
Beam	41 ft 6.5 in (12.66 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 5.5 in (5.32 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	70 guns 1719 Establishment; 24 x 24-pdr guns (LD); 26 x 12-pdr guns (UD); 14 x 6-pdr guns (QD); 4 x 6-pdr guns (Fc);

HMS Captain was a 70-gun third rate built at Woolwich Dockyard in 1677/78. After sitting in Ordinary for ten years she was in active commission for the War of the English Succession fighting at Beachy Head and Barfleur. She was in Ordinary until 1706 when she was rebuilt. She was in active commission for the last half of the War of Spanish Succession but fought in no major engagements. She was at the Battle of Passero I 1718. She was rebuilt in 1720/22. She made two forays in to the Baltic though the bulk of her late career was spent as guardship at Portsmouth. She was hulked in 1740 and finally broken in 1762.

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

HMS Captain was awarded the Battle Honour Barfleur 1692 and Passero 1718.

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