HMS Burford
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HMS Burford was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford Dockyard to the 1719 Establishment, and launched on 19 July 1722. Burford was notably the early posting of both John Forbes and John Byng, both of whom rose to become admirals.
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1722 HMS Burford
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ship completed
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ship decommissioning
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ship launching
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ship commissioning
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Burford 74 Guns Commanded by Sir John Bentley 1744 In the Mediterranean of which this drawing is a correct Portrait made during Sir John's command of her by his clerk RMG PU8495







