HMS Royal Sovereign (1701)

A detail taken from Royal Sovereign by L. De Man, circa 1725
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Royal Sovereign
Builder	Fisher Harding, Woolwich Dockyard
Launched	July 1701
Fate	Broken up, 1768
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type	100-gun first rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1882+71⁄94 bm
Length	174 ft 6 in (53.2 m) (gundeck) 141 ft 7 in (43.2 m) (keel)
Beam	50 ft 3.5 in (15.3 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft 1 in (5.8 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	100 guns (1702): Gundeck: 28 × British 32-pounder Middle gundeck: 28 × British 18-pounder Upper gundeck: 28 × British 9-pounder Quarterdeck: 12 × British 6-pounder Forecastle: 4 × British 6-pounder 100 guns (1703): Gundeck: 28 × British demi-cannon Middle gundeck: 28 × British culverin Upper gundeck: 28 × British demi-culverin Quarterdeck: 12 × British 6-pounder Forecastle: 4 × British 6-pounder
General characteristics after 1728 rebuild[2]
Class and type	1719 Establishment 100-gun first rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1883+46⁄94 bm
Length	174 ft (53.0 m) (gundeck)
Beam	50 ft (15.2 m)
Depth of hold	20 ft (6.1 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	100 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 42 or 32 pdrs Middle gundeck: 28 × 24-pdrs Upper gundeck: 28 × 12-pdrs Quarterdeck: 12 × 6-pdrs Forecastle: 4 × 6-pdrs

HMS Royal Sovereign was a 100-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Woolwich Dockyard and launched in July 1701.^[1] She had been built using some of the salvageable timbers from the previous Royal Sovereign, which had been destroyed by fire in 1697.^[3]