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HMS Duchess (1679)

Ship Career
Class and type90-gun second rate ship of the line
Ship nameHMS Duchess
BuilderJohn Shish, Deptford Dockyard
Launched1679
Renamed*HMS Princess Anne, 1701 *HMS Windsor Castle, 1702 *HMS Blenheim, 1706
FateBroken up, 1763
General characteristics
Tons burthen1546 LT
Length162 ft 8 in (gundeck)
Beam45 ft 8 in
Depth of hold18 ft 4 in
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament90 guns of various weights of shot

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HMS Duchess' was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by John Shish at Deptford Dockyard, and launched in 1679. She was renamed HMS Princess Anne in 1701, HMS Windsor Castle in 1702, and HMS Blenheim' in 1706.

In 1709 Blenheim was rebuilt at Woolwich Dockyard, remaining a 90-gun second rate. She continued to serve until 1763, when she was broken up.

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