HMS Anne was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line constructed for the English navy during the late 17th century. Built at Chatham Dockyard under the direction of Master Shipwright Phineas Pett II, she was launched in November 1678. The vessel measured approximately 150 feet 10 inches in length on her gundeck, with a keel length of 122 feet, a breadth of 40 feet 3 inches, and a depth of hold of 17 feet. Her builder’s measurement tonnage was around 1,051 tons, and she had a draught of about 18 feet. Her initial armament conformed to the 1677 Establishment, carrying 72 guns, which later was recorded as 70 guns in accordance with the 1685 Establishment. Her armament included twenty-six demi-cannons on the lower deck, twenty-four 12-pounder guns on the upper deck, ten sakers on the quarterdeck, four sakers on the forecastle, and four 3-pounder guns on the poop deck or roundhouse. The crew complement was estimated to be between 300 and 460 personnel. HMS Anne’s service history includes participation in notable naval engagements during the War of the English Succession (1688–1697). She was commissioned in 1687, serving as the flagship of the Duke of Grafton under Captain Cloudesley Shovell, and was involved in escorting Queen Maria of Portugal to Plymouth. In 1690, under Captain John Tyrrell, she took part in the Battle of Beachy Head as part of the Blue Squadron. During the battle, she was severely damaged and dismasted. Following the engagement, she ran aground near Rye, East Sussex, on 6 July 1690, and was subsequently burnt by the English to prevent her capture by the French. She was the only English ship lost during the battle. The wreck of HMS Anne was reported visible at low tide in 1903 and was designated as a protected wreck under the British Protection of Wrecks Act in 1974. Today, the remains rest on the low water mark near Pett Level, East Sussex, and are managed by the Shipwreck Museum Hastings, serving as a maritime archaeological site of historical significance.

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