HMS Elizabeth (1706) explained
HMS Elizabeth was a 70-gun
third rate ship of the line of the
Royal Navy, built at
Woolwich Dockyard and launched on 1 August 1706.
On 4 September 1733 orders were issued directing Elizabeth to be taken to pieces and rebuilt according to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Chatham, from where she was relaunched on 29 November 1737.
Elizabeth continued to serve until 1766, when she was broken up.
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. .