In May 1689 '' Edgar '' saw action in the Nine Years ' War under the command of Cloudesley Shovell , who later became Admiral of the Fleet and after injuries in the Scilly naval disaster of 1707 he would die . During this war , '' Edgar '' was present at the first fight of the Battle of Bantry Bay when a French fleet was landing troops against King William III . In 1700 '' Edgar '' underwent a rebuild at Portsmouth Dockyard as a 70-gun ship . She was rebuilt for a second time by Burchett of Rotherhithe as a 70-gun ship to the 1706 Establishment , relaunching on 31 March 1709
Scilly naval disaster of 1707
Scilly naval disaster of 1707
HMS Edgar (1668)