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HMS Bedford (1698) (1st)
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This the first ship to carry the name HMS Bedford was a third
rate, 70-gun, ship-of-the-line. Built at Woolwich Dockyard, launched 12-Sep-1698, 151ft long, 40ft wide and of 1,073 ton builders measurement (bm). Rebuilt at Portsmouth 1741 as 1,230 tons bm and of 64-guns. Reduced to a hulk from Nov-1767. Sold 1787. Won the Battle honours: Vigo 1702, Velez Malaga 1704, Marbella 1705, Louisburg 1758 and Quebec 1759.
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