HMS Elizabeth (1679)

History
England
Name	HMS Elizabeth
Ordered	March 1678
Builder	Robert Castle, Deptford
Launched	3 March 1678
Commissioned	18 January 1680
Honours and awards	Barfleur 1692
Captured	23 November 1704
Fate	Captured by French, French Navy L'Elisabeth, deleted 1720 at Brest
General characteristics as built
Class and type	70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,07292⁄94 tons (bm)
Length	151 ft 8 in (46.23 m) gundeck 120 ft 0 in (36.58 m) keel for tonnage
Beam	41 ft 0 in (12.50 m)
Draught	18 ft 0 in (5.49 m)
Depth of hold	16 ft 8.5 in (5.09 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	1677 Establishment 72/60 guns 26 × demi-cannons 54 cwt – 9.5 ft (LD) 26 × 12-pdr guns 32 cwt – 9 ft (UD) 10 × sakers 16 cwt – 7 ft (QD) 4 × sakers 16 cwt – 7 ft (Fc) 5 × 5 3-pdr guns 5 cwt – 5 ft (RH)
General characteristics after 1704 rebuild
Class and type	70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,15345⁄94 tons (bm)
Length	153 ft 3 in (46.71 m) gundeck 153 ft 3 in (46.71 m) keel for tonnage
Beam	41 ft 5.5 in (12.64 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 1.5 in (5.22 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	1703 Establishment 70/62 guns 24/22 × 24 pdr guns (LD) 26/24 × demi-culverins (UD) 12/10 × 6-pdr guns (QD) 4/2 × 6-pdr guns (Fc) 4 × 3-pdr guns (RH)

HMS Elizabeth was a 70-gun third rate built at Barnards Yard at Deptford Green by William and Robert Castle of Rotherhithe in 1678/80. She held an active commission during the War of the English Succession fighting in all three major engagements. She was rebuilt at Portsmouth between 1699 and 1704. She was captured by the French off the Scilly Islands in November 1704. She was in the French Navy until she was deleted in 1720.

She was the seventh vessel to bear the name Elizabeth since it was used for a 900-ton (bm) vessel purchased in 1514 and wrecked in 1514.^[1]

HMS Elizabeth was awarded the Battle Honour Barfleur 1692.^[2]