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42: 424:(16 cwt, 7 ft) on the foc's'le with four 3-pounder guns (5 cwt, 5 ft) on the poop deck or roundhouse. By 1688 she would carry 70 guns as per the 1685 Establishment, however, the demi-culverins replaced the 12-pounders on the upper deck . Her initial manning establishment would be for a crew of 460/380/300 personnel. 522:
Local divers found the wreck site in 1980. The initial designation was of 50  around what is now known as the South Mound; the North Mound was discovered in 1999 and the area was amended under Statutory Instrument number 2004/2395 as a 300 m radius around 51° 15.6302' N, 01° 30.0262' E. It
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in Centre (Red) Squadron, Centre Division from 19 to 22 May 1692. Later in the year of 1692 she was under Captain Benjamin Hoskins until 1693 then he was followed by Captain Humphrey Saunders. During 1694 she was under Captain William Cross. During 1696/98 she was under Captain Thomas Foulis sailing
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She was ordered in April 1677 to be built at Harwich Dockyard under the guidance of Master Shipwright Isaac Betts (from 26 May 1677). She was launched on 25 May 1678. Her dimensions were a gundeck of 150 feet 6 inches (45.87 metres) with a keel of 120 feet 7 inches (36.75 metres)
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Her initial gun armament was in accordance with the 1677 Establishment with 72/60 guns consisting of twenty-six demi-cannons (54 cwt, 9.5 ft) on the lower deck, twenty-four 12-pounder guns (32 cwt, 9 ft) on the upper deck, ten sakers (16 cwt, 7 ft) on the quarterdeck and four sakers
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She was commissioned on 15 May 1678 under the command of Captain John Brookes until his death on 3 August 1678. In 1690 she was under command of Captain William Botham for the Battle of Beachy Head in Centre (Red) Squadron on 30 June 1690, where Captain Botham was killed. After the battle Captain
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in 1677/78. After a ten-year stint in Ordinary she was commissioned for the War of the English Succession in 1690. She fought in the Battles of Beachy Head and the Battle of Barfleur. She was rebuilt at Portsmouth in 1699/1702. She was lost on the Goodwin Sands during the Great Storm of November
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She was ordered rebuilt on 25 February 1699 at Portsmouth under the guidance of Master Shipwright Elias Waffe. She was launched/completed on 22 January 1702. Her dimensions were a gundeck of 150 feet 9 inches (45.95 metres) with a keel of 122 feet 9 inches (37.41 metres) for
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She was commissioned in 1702 under the command of Captain Robert Fairfax. In January 1703 she was temporarily under the command of Captain Edward Whitaker followed by Captain Fleetwood Ernes a few days later.
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for tonnage calculation with a breadth of 39 feet 11 inches (12.17 metres) and a depth of hold of 17 feet 0 inches (5.18 metres). Her builder's measure tonnage was calculated as 1,021
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tonnage calculation with a breadth of 40 feet 0 inches (12.19 metres) and a depth of hold of 17 feet 0 inches (5.18 metres). Her builder's measure tonnage was calculated as 1,044
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Colledge (2020), Ships of the Royal Navy, by J.J. Colledge, revised and updated by Lt Cdr Ben Warlow and Steve Bush, published by Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, Great Britain, © 2020,
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Thomas (1998), Battles and Honours of the Royal Navy, by David A. Thomas, first published in Great Britain by Leo Cooper 1998, Copyright © David A. Thomas 1998,
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Clowes (1898), The Royal Navy, A History from the Earliest Times to the Present (Vol. II). London. England: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, © 1898
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wrecked in the same storm, but this is not known for certain. The site lies 100 m to the west of the Goodwin Sands off Deal, near the wrecks of
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Winfield (2009), British Warships in the Age of Sail (1603 – 1714), by Rif Winfield, published by Seaforth Publishing, England © 2009, EPUB
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Winfield 2009, Chapter 3, Vessels Acquired from 18 December 1688, Rebuildings of 1697-1704, 70-gins, Group 4 (all by dockyard), Restoration
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The site was investigated by Wessex Archaeology on 25 June 2006. They found copper-clad timbers, a cannon, lead pipes and hearth bricks.
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Winfield (2009), Ch 3, Vessels Acquired from 2 May 1660, 1677 Programme, First Batch (1677 Orders), Restoration
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Winfield (2009), Chapter 3, Vessels acquired from 2 May 1660, 1677 Construction Programme
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The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The Development of the Battlefleet 1650-1850.
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Edward Stanley was appointed her commander. In 1691 she was under Captain
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Clowes 1898, Chapter XXIII, Major Operations 1688-1714, pages 388 and 389
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Has many details of the history and the current state of the wreck site.
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lies under the North Mound and the South Mound is the fourth rate
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HMS and many other ships lost during this storm on the wrecksite
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Thomas (1998), Battles No Honour awarded, Section B, Beachy Head
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with the Fleet. She would be rebuilt at Portsmouth in 1702.
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Winfield 2009, Fleet Actions 6.2 Battle of Beachy Head
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150 ft 9 in (45.95 m) keel for tonnage
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120 ft 7 in (36.75 m) keel for tonnage
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Winfield 2009, Fleet Actions 6.3 Battle of Barfleur
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Index

HMS Restoration
Royal Navy Ensign
England
Harwich Dockyard
third-rate
ship of the line
bm
Full-rigged ship
bm
Full-rigged ship
third rate
Kingdom of England
Harwich Dockyard
burthen
James Gother
Battle of Barfleur
burthen
Goodwin Sands
Historic England
"Details from listed building database (1000057)"
National Heritage List for England
HMS Mary
HMS Stirling Castle
HMS Northumberland
hundredweight




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