![]() After many conferences and negotiations, the stores that had been seized were destroyed and the troops were re-embarked on 15 September. The arrived at the Bay of Bulls (six miles north of Cadiz) on 12 August. They sailed from Spithead to St Helens (in the Scilly Islands) on 19 July 1702. HMS Stirling Castle was commissioned in 1701 under the command of Captain John Johnson for service in Sir George Rooke's Fleet for operations at Cadiz, Spain. ![]() It is known that when completed her gun armament total at least 70 guns. She probably retained her armament as stated in the 1685 Establishment, though it is unclear if her armament was changed to the 1703 Establishment later. Her builder's measure tonnage was calculated as 1,087 64⁄ 94 tons ( burthen). Her dimensions were a gundeck of 151 feet 2 inches (46.08 metres) with a keel of 124 feet 8 inches (38.00 metres) for tonnage calculation with a breadth of 40 feet 6 inches (12.34 metres) and a depth of hold of 17 feet 8 inches (5.38 metres). She was ordered rebuilt at Chatham Dockyard under the guidance of Master Shipwright Daniel Furzer. In 1697 she was under the command of Captain Jedediah Barker operating with the Dunkirk Squadron. In 1696 she was sailing in the Soundings. In 1695 she was under Captain Robert Deane sailing with Lord Berkeley's operations. Captain Humphrey Sanders was in command in 1693 with the Channel Fleet. She also partook in the Battles off Cherbourg and La Hogue on 23 and. She was in the Battle of Barfleur as a member of Rear (Blue) Squadron, Rear Division between 19 and. ![]() In 1691 Captain Benjamin Walters was in command. She fought in the Battle of Beachy Head in Centre (Red) Squadron on 30 June 1690. She was commissioned in 1690 under Captain Anthony Hastings. Her initial manning establishment would be for a crew of 460/380/300 personnel. By 1688, she would carry 70 guns as per the 1685 Establishment. HMS Stirling Castle's 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-six 12-pounder guns (32 cwt, 9 ft) on the upper deck, ten sakers (16 cwt, 7 ft) on the quarterdeck and four sakers (16 cwt, 7 ft) on the foc’x’le with four 3-pounder guns (5 cwt, 5 ft) on the poop deck or roundhouse. The ship's draught was 18 feet 0 inches (5.49 metres). Her builder's measure tonnage was calculated as 1,059 29⁄ 94 tons ( burthen). Her dimensions were a gundeck of 151 feet 2 inches (46.08 metres) with a keel of 120 feet 11 inches (36.86 metres) for tonnage calculation with a breadth of 40 feet 9 inches (12.42 metres) and a depth of hold of 17 feet 3 inches (5.26 metres). Construction completed, the vessel was launched on 29 July 1679. HMS Stirling Castle was ordered on 9 July 1678 to be built at Deptford Dockyard under the guidance of Master Shipwright John Shish. HMS Stirling Castle was awarded the Battle Honour Barfleur 1692. She was the first vessel to bear the name Stirling Castle in the English and Royal Navy. The remains are now a Protected Wreck managed by Historic England. The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands off Deal on 27 November 1703. HMS Stirling Castle underwent a rebuild at Chatham Dockyard in 1699. She was in active commission for the War of the English Succession, fighting in the Battles of Beachy Head and Barfleur. HMS Stirling Castle was a 70-gun third-rate built at Deptford Dockyard, in 1678/79. ![]() 124 feet 8 inches (38.00 metres) keel for tonnage.Wrecked, in Great Storm of 26/27 November 1703, on the Goodwin Sands ![]()
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