HMS Cambridge (1666)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
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HMS Cambridge was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched in 1666 at Deptford Dockyard.[1]
NameHMS Cambridge
BuilderJonas Shish, Deptford Dockyard
Launched1666
FateWrecked, 1694
| History | |
|---|---|
 England | |
| Name | HMS Cambridge |
| Builder | Jonas Shish, Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched | 1666 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 1694 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type | 70-gun third-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 881 |
| Length | 121 ft (37 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 37 ft 10 in (11.53 m) |
| Depth of hold | 16 ft 4 in (4.98 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 70 guns of various weights of shot |
On 14 March 1674,[2] Cambridge, captained by Arthur Herbert (later 1st Earl of Torrington) along with HMS Newcastle and HMS Crown captured the Dutch East Indiaman Wapen van Rotterdam in the Battle of Ronas Voe, as part of the Third Anglo-Dutch War.[3]
Cambridge was wrecked in 1694.[1]
