HMS Hampton Court (1678)

	The English Ship Hampton Court in a Gale, Willem van de Velde the Younger 1680s
History
England
Name	HMS Hampton Court
Ordered	April 1677
Builder	John Shish, Deptford Dockyard
Laid down	1677
Launched	10 July 1678
Commissioned	9 May 1678
Honours and; awards	Barfleur 1692; Marbella 1705;
Captured	2 May 1707
Fate	In French Navy 1707-1711, sold to Spanish 1712, wrecked in 1715
General characteristics as built
Class and type	70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,03621⁄94 tons (bm)
Length	150 ft 6 in (45.87 m) gundeck; 121 ft 3 in (36.96 m) keel for tonnage;
Beam	40 ft 1 in (12.22 m)
Draught	18 ft 6 in (5.64 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	1677 Establishment 72/60 guns; 26 × demi-cannons 54 cwt – 9.5 ft (LD); 26 × 12-pdr guns 32 cwt – 9 ft (UD); 10 × sakers 16 cwt – 7 ft (QD); 4 × sakers 16 cwt – 7 ft (Fc); 5 × 5 3-pdr guns 5 cwt – 5 ft (RH);
General characteristics after 1701 rebuild
Class and type	70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,073 long tons (1,090.2 t)
Length	150 ft 6 in (45.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam	40 ft 4.5 in (12.3 m)
Depth of hold	16 ft 11 in (5.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	1685 Establishment 72/60 guns; 26 × demi-cannons 54 cwt – 9.5 ft (LD); 26 × demi-culverins (UD); 10 × sakers 16 cwt – 7 ft (QD); 4 × sakers 16 cwt – 7 ft (Fc); 5 × 5 3-pdr guns 5 cwt – 5 ft (RH);

HMS Hampton Court was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Deptford Dockyard in 1678. Her initial commission was to move her to Chatham where she spent in the next ten years in Ordinary. She held an active commission for the War of the English Succession, participating in the Battles of Beachy Head and Barfleur. She was rebuilt at Blackwall in 1699/1701. During the War of Spanish Succession she served mainly in the Mediterranean. In 1707 she was taken by the French and incorporated into the French Navy for four years. She was sold to the Spanish in 1712. She was wrecked in Spanish service off the coast of Florida in a hurricane in 1715.

This was the first vessel to bear the name Hampton Court in the English and Royal Navy.^[2]

HMS Hampton Court was awarded the Battle Honours Barfleur 1692^[3] and Marbella 1705.^[4]

^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p166.
^ Colledge (2020)
^ Thomas (1998), Section B, Barfleur
^ Thomas (1998), Section M, Marbella

[Lavery,_SoLv1_p166-1] Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p166.

[2] Colledge (2020)

[Thomas,_Barfleur-3] Thomas (1998), Section B, Barfleur

[Thomas,_Marbella-4] Thomas (1998), Section M, Marbella

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History
The English Ship Hampton Court in a Gale, Willem van de Velde the Younger 1680s
England
Name	HMS Hampton Court
Ordered	April 1677
Builder	John Shish, Deptford Dockyard
Laid down	1677
Launched	10 July 1678
Commissioned	9 May 1678
Honours and awards	Barfleur 1692 Marbella 1705
Captured	2 May 1707
Fate	In French Navy 1707-1711, sold to Spanish 1712, wrecked in 1715
General characteristics as built
Class and type	70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,03621⁄94 tons (bm)
Length	150 ft 6 in (45.87 m) gundeck 121 ft 3 in (36.96 m) keel for tonnage
Beam	40 ft 1 in (12.22 m)
Draught	18 ft 6 in (5.64 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	1677 Establishment 72/60 guns 26 × demi-cannons 54 cwt – 9.5 ft (LD) 26 × 12-pdr guns 32 cwt – 9 ft (UD) 10 × sakers 16 cwt – 7 ft (QD) 4 × sakers 16 cwt – 7 ft (Fc) 5 × 5 3-pdr guns 5 cwt – 5 ft (RH)
General characteristics after 1701 rebuild^[1]
Class and type	70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,073 long tons (1,090.2 t)
Length	150 ft 6 in (45.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam	40 ft 4.5 in (12.3 m)
Depth of hold	16 ft 11 in (5.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	1685 Establishment 72/60 guns 26 × demi-cannons 54 cwt – 9.5 ft (LD) 26 × demi-culverins (UD) 10 × sakers 16 cwt – 7 ft (QD) 4 × sakers 16 cwt – 7 ft (Fc) 5 × 5 3-pdr guns 5 cwt – 5 ft (RH)