HMS Blandford (1720)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Blandford |
| Ordered | 4 July 1719 |
| Builder | Royal Dockyard, Deptford |
| Cost | £3,041.11.3d plus £480.0.83/4 for fitting |
| Launched | 13 February 1720 |
| Completed | 4 March 1720 |
| Commissioned | 1720 |
| Fate | Sold at Deptford 28 October 1742 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | 20-gun Sixth Rate |
| Tons burthen | 375+18⁄94 bm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 28 ft 5.5 in (8.7 m) for tonnage |
| Depth of hold | 9 ft 2 in (2.8 m) |
| Armament | 20 × 6-pdr 19 cwt guns on wooden trucks (UD) |
HMS Blandford was a member of the 1719 Establishment Group of 20-gun sixth rates. After commissioning she spent her career in Home Waters, the Baltic, North America and the Mediterranean on trade protection duties. After more than 20 years service in the Royal Navy, she was sold at Deptford in October 1742. New owner, Bristol based James Pearce, refitted the vessel and entered her into the transatlantic slave trade.
Blandford was the second named vessel since it was used for a 24-gun sixth rate launched at Woolwich on 29 October 1711 and lost with all hands in the Bay of Biscay on 23 March 1719.