HMS Hampshire (1698)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Hampshire
Ordered	24 December 1695
Builder	John Taylor, Nelson Dock, Rotherhithe
Launched	3 March 1698
Commissioned	1699
In service	1699–1734
Out of service	1734
Fate	Broken up, 1739
General characteristics
Class and type	50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	690 1⁄94 bm
Length	132 ft (40.2 m) (on gundeck) 110 ft 7 in (33.7 m) (keel)
Beam	34 ft 3 in (10.4 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 8 in (4.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	54 guns in wartime (46 in peace):; Lower gundeck 22 x 12 pdr guns; Upper gundeck 22 x 6 pdr guns; Quarterdeck 8 x 6 pdr guns; Forecastle 2 x 6pdr guns;

HMS Hampshire was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy.

History

Great Britain
Name	HMS Hampshire
Ordered	24 December 1695
Builder	John Taylor, Nelson Dock, Rotherhithe
Launched	3 March 1698
Commissioned	1699
In service	1699–1734
Out of service	1734
Fate	Broken up, 1739
General characteristics ^[1]^[2]
Class and type	50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	690 1⁄94 bm
Length	132 ft (40.2 m) (on gundeck) 110 ft 7 in (33.7 m) (keel)
Beam	34 ft 3 in (10.4 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 8 in (4.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	54 guns in wartime (46 in peace): Lower gundeck 22 x 12 pdr guns Upper gundeck 22 x 6 pdr guns Quarterdeck 8 x 6 pdr guns Forecastle 2 x 6pdr guns