HMS Lancaster (1694)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Lancaster.

Plan of the 1749 version of Lancaster
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Lancaster
Builder	Wyatt, Bursledon
Launched	3 April 1694
Fate	Broken up, 1773
General characteristics as built
Class and type	80-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1198 bm
Length	156 ft 1 in (47.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam	41 ft 10 in (12.8 m)
Depth of hold	18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	80 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1722 rebuild
Class and type	1719 Establishment 80-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1366 bm
Length	158 ft (48.2 m) (gundeck)
Beam	44 ft 6 in (13.6 m)
Depth of hold	18 ft 2 in (5.5 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
General characteristics after 1749 rebuild
Class and type	1741 proposals 66-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1478 bm
Length	161 ft (49.1 m) (gundeck)
Beam	46 ft (14.0 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft 4 in (5.9 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	66 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 10 × 9 pdrs Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs

HMS Lancaster was an 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Bursledon on 3 April 1694.

Early career

Lancaster was built at a cost of £12,807.4.10d, and had an armament of twenty-four demi-cannon, thirty culverins, and twenty-six sakers: eighty guns in all. She was launched at Bursledon on 3 April 1694 under Captain Andrew Leake, and was commanded by Captain Robert Robinson in 1696 and Henry Martin in 1697. In 1702, under Captain John Price, she was with Cloudesley Shovell and the Mediterranean Fleet, and continued so, commanded by Captain Christopher Myngs in 1703, and under Captain James Moodie from 1707 to 1708. She spent 1708 with Admiral John Leake's fleet in the Straits of Gibraltar, and was probably under Captain John Huntingdon from 1709 to 1711 in the English Channel.

Later career

She was rebuilt according to the 1719 Establishment at Portsmouth, from where she was relaunched on 1 September 1722. After this time, her armament of 80 guns, previously carried on two gundecks, was carried on three, though she continued to be classified as a third rate. On 15 February 1743 she was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt at Woolwich Dockyard as a 66-gun third rate according to the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment. This rebuild returned her to a two-decker, and she was relaunched on 22 April 1749.

Fate

Lancaster was broken up in 1773.

References

• Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.