HMS Suffolk (1680)
Overview
 

HMS Suffolk was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...

 of the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

, built by contract of 20 February 1678 by Sir Henry Johnson at his Blackwall Yard
Blackwall Yard
Blackwall Yard was a shipyard on the Thames at Blackwall, London, engaged in ship building and later ship repairs for over 350 years. The yard closed in 1987...

 and launched in May 1680. Suffolk was commanded by Captain Wolfran Cornwall at the Battle of Beachy Head
Battle of Beachy Head
Three naval battles fought off the promontory of Beachy Head on the Sussex coast of England, are known as the Battle of Beachy Head.* The third day of fighting in the Battle of Portland, 1653, during the First Anglo-Dutch War, took place off Beachy Head between fleets of the Commonwealth of England...

 in 1690, and by Captain Christopher Billopp at the Battle of Barfleur
Battle of Barfleur
This article deals in detail with the action on 19 May 1692. For an overview of the battle, its background and aftermath, see Battles of Barfleur and La Hogue...

 in 1692.

She was rebuilt by Johnson at Blackwall in 1699, and took part in the Battle of Vélez-Málaga in 1704.
Quotations

"I will die for the templar cause!" - Female Templar Paladin, Deus Ex: Invisible War.

I, Miko Miyazaki, Paladin of the Sapphire Guard, have come to vanquish you this morning. Rouse yourself from your half-asleep stupor and prepare yourself for battle. In the interest of a fair and proper fight, I demand you be fully awake before we attack. Don't forget to retrieve your weapons from their resting places. - Miko Miyazaki, The Order of the Stick".

You have not eaten your morning meal yet. It would be dishonorable to fight a foe who has not had the chance to load up on carbs. - Miko Miyazaki, The Order of the Stick. Category:Fictional characters

 
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