HMS Orford (1749)

HMS Orford was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment at Woolwich Dockyard, and launched in 1749.

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

Orford
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Orford
Ordered31 August 1745
Builder
  • John Hollond (1746)
  • Thomas Fellowes (1746-1749), Woolwich Dockyard
Laid down24 February 1746
Launched15 November 1749
CommissionedMarch 1755
FateSunk as a breakwater, Sheerness, 1783
General characteristics
Class and type1745 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,414 56⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 160 ft 2 in (48.8 m) (gundeck)
  • 131 ft 4 in (40 m) (keel)
Beam45 ft 0 in (13.7 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 4 in (5.9 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement520
Armament
  • 70 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 12 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs
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