HMS Stirling Castle (1679)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Stirling Castle.
HMS Stirling Castle was a 70-gun third-rate built at Deptford Dockyard, in 1678/79. She was in active commission for the War of the English Succession, fighting in the Battles of Beachy Head and Barfleur. HMS Stirling Castle underwent a rebuild at Chatham Dockyard in 1699. She was in the Cadiz operation in 1702. The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands off Deal on 27 November 1703. The remains are now a Protected Wreck managed by Historic England.
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Stirling Castle by Willem van de Velde | |
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Name | HMS Stirling Castle |
Ordered | 9 July 1678 |
Builder | Deptford Dockyard |
Launched | 29 July 1679 |
Commissioned | 1690 |
Honours and awards | Barfleur 1692 |
Fate | Wrecked, in Great Storm of 26/27 November 1703, on the Goodwin Sands |
General characteristics as built | |
Class and type | 70-gun third-rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1,05929⁄94 tons (bm) |
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Beam | 40 ft 4 in (12.29 m) |
Depth of hold | 17 ft 3 in (5.26 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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General characteristics 1699 rebuild | |
Class and type | 70-gun third-rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 108764⁄94 tons (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 40 ft 6 in (12.34 m) |
Depth of hold | 17 ft 8 in (5.38 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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She was the first vessel to bear the name Stirling Castle in the English and Royal Navy.[1]
HMS Stirling Castle was awarded the Battle Honour Barfleur 1692.[2]