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HMS Captain (1678) (1st)
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This the first ship to carry the name HMS Captain was a third rate,
70-gun, ship-of-the-line. Built at Woolwich Dockyard, launched 1678, 149ft 6in long, 40ft 6in wide and of 1,041 tons builders measurement (bm). Armed with 26 x 34pdr, 26 x 12pdr and 18 smaller guns. Rebuilt 1708 as 1,075 tons bm. Rebuilt 1722 as 1,131 tons bm. Hulked Feb-1739. Broken up at Portsmouth May-1762. Won the Battle Honours: Barfleur 1692 and Passero 1718.
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