HMS Cambridge (1695)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Cambridge
Builder	Harding, Deptford Dockyard
Launched	21 December 1695
Fate	Broken up, 1749
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type	80-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,194
Length	156 ft (47.5 m) (gundeck)
Beam	41 ft 11.5 in (12.8 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft (5.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	80 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1715 rebuild[2]
Class and type	1706 Establishment 80-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,286
Length	156 ft (47.5 m) (gundeck)
Beam	43 ft 6 in (13.3 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 8 in (5.4 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	80 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs Middle gundeck: 26 × 12 pdrs Upper gundeck: 24 × 6 pdrs Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs

HMS Cambridge was an 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Deptford Dockyard on 21 December 1695.^[1] A combination of poor sailing qualities and a top-heavy structure kept her in reserve for many years. Finally brought into active service during the War of Jenkins' Ear, she played an undistinguished part in Sir John Norris' 1740 expedition to the Bay of Biscay, and at the Battle of Toulon in 1744.

From 1746 to 1748 she was again removed from service while consideration was given to rebuilding her with fewer guns. The investigation was inconclusive, and Cambridge was broken up at Chatham Dockyard in 1750.