HMS Anne (1678)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Anne.
History
England
Name: HMS Anne
Builder: Phineas Pett II, Chatham Dockyard
Launched: 1678
Honours and
awards:

Participated in:

Battle of Beachy Head
Fate: Burnt, 1690
General characteristics [1]
Class & type: 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1,089 long tons (1,106.5 t)
Length: 150 ft 10 in (46.0 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 40 ft (12.2 m)
Depth of hold: 17 ft (5.2 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament: 70 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Anne was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, built by Phineas Pett II at Chatham Dockyard and launched in 1678.[1]

She took part, under the command of John Tyrrell, in the Battle of Beachy Head in 1690, but was burnt after the battle.[1] The remains, on the low water mark of the beach near Pett Level, East Sussex, were designated under the British Protection of Wrecks Act on 20 June 1974.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 162.

The wreck is owned by the Nautical Museums Trust (Shipwreck Museum Hastings).

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.


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