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HMS Orford (1698)
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HMS Orford was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Deptford in 1698. She carried twenty-two 24-pounder guns and four culverins on the lower deck; twenty-six 12-pounder
Battle between the Spanish 70-gun Princesa (right foreground) and HMS Lenox, Orford and Kent, 8 April 1740
Battle between the Spanish 70-gun Princesa (right foreground) and HMS Lenox, Orford and Kent, 8 April 1740
John Norris (Royal Navy officer)
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Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Norris was a Royal Navy officer and Whig politician. After serving as a junior officer during the Nine Years' War and the Williamite War in Ireland, he was given command
Portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1711
Portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1711
c. 1735 portrait of Norris by George Knapton
c. 1735 portrait of Norris by George Knapton
Norris's home, Hemsted Park in Kent (now occupied by Benenden School)
Norris's home, Hemsted Park in Kent (now occupied by Benenden School)
The Battle of Barfleur at which Norris saw action in command of a fire ship during the Nine Years' War
The Battle of Barfleur at which Norris saw action in command of a fire ship during the Nine Years' War