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HMS Anne was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy. She was one of 20 third rates built under the 1677 Construction Program at Chatham Dockyard during 1677/78. Originally sent out as the Flagship of a squadron sent to the Mediterranean to enforce peace treaties with the Barbary States. She fought in the War of the League of Augsburg 1688 to 1697. She played a pivotal role in the Battle of Beachy Head where she was badly damaged and ran aground, where she was burnt by her crew to avoid capture by the French.
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