HMS Bedford (1775)

	Plan of Bedford
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Bedford
Ordered	12 October 1768
Builder	Woolwich Dockyard
Laid down	October 1769
Launched	27 October 1775
Fate	Broken up, 1817
Notes	Participated in:; Battle of Saint Kitts; Battle of the Saintes; Battle of Cape St Vincent; Raid on Genoa; Battle of Genoa;
General characteristics
Class and type	Royal Oak-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1606 (bm)
Length	168 ft 6 in (51.4 m) (gundeck)
Beam	46 ft 9 in (14.2 m)
Depth of hold	20 ft (6.1 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns; Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns; QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns; Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns;

HMS Bedford was a Royal Navy 74-gun third rate. This ship of the line was launched on 27 October 1775 at Woolwich.^[1]

History
Plan of Bedford
Great Britain
Name	HMS Bedford
Ordered	12 October 1768
Builder	Woolwich Dockyard
Laid down	October 1769
Launched	27 October 1775
Fate	Broken up, 1817
Notes	Participated in: Battle of Saint Kitts Battle of the Saintes Battle of Cape St Vincent Raid on Genoa Battle of Genoa
General characteristics ^[1]
Class and type	Royal Oak-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1606 (bm)
Length	168 ft 6 in (51.4 m) (gundeck)
Beam	46 ft 9 in (14.2 m)
Depth of hold	20 ft (6.1 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns