| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | HMS Sandwich |
| Builder | Betts, Harwich |
| Launched | May 1679 |
| Honours and awards | BEACHY HEAD 1690, BARFLEUR 1692, BELLEISLE 1761 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1770 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type | 90-gun second rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,395 |
| Length | 161 ft 6 in (49.2 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 44 ft 6 in (13.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 18 ft 3 in (5.6 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 90 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1712 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type | 1706 Establishment 90-gun second rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,573 |
| Length | 162 ft (49.4 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 47 ft (14.3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
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HMS Sandwich was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched in May 1679 at Harwich.[1][3][unreliable source?]
At the battle of Barfleur, she failed to anchor during the flood tide at evening and as a result was swept through the French fleet taking several raking shots with the captain Antony Hastings being killed.[4]
She underwent a rebuild at Chatham Dockyard, from where she was relaunched on 21 April 1712 as a 90-gun second rate built to the 1706 Establishment. Sandwich was broken up in 1770.[2]
From March 1720 - November 1721, William Smellie, who became a man-midwife and the 'master of British midwifery', 'it seems certain' was naval surgeon on HMS Sandwich.[5]