Burford-class ship of the line
# Burford-class ship of the line

The Burford class were three 68-gun third-rate ships of the line designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Joseph Allin. The Burford ships were almost the last "70-gun" (in practice 68-gun) ships designed by Allin. They were built to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1754.

## Ships

* HMS Burford

    Builder: Chatham Dockyard
    Ordered: 15 January 1754
    Laid down: 30 October 1754
    Launched: 5 May 1757
    Fate: Sold to be broken up, 1785
* HMS Dorsetshire

    Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard
    Ordered: 15 January 1754
    Laid down: 22 June 1754
    Launched: 13 December 1757
    Fate: Broken up, 1775
* HMS Boyne

    Builder: Plymouth Dockyard
    Ordered: 13 May 1758
    Laid down: 9 August 1758
    Launched: 31 May 1766
    Fate: Broken up, 1783
