HMS Crown (1654)
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Crown.
History | |
---|---|
Great Britain | |
Name: | Taunton |
Builder: | Castle, Rotherhithe |
Launched: | 1654 |
Renamed: | HMS Crown, 1660 |
Fate: | Wrecked, 1719 |
General characteristics as built[1] | |
Class and type: | Fourth-rate frigate |
Tons burthen: | 536 long tons (544.6 t) |
Length: | 104 ft (31.7 m) (keel) |
Beam: | 31 ft 8 in (9.7 m) |
Depth of hold: | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
Armament: | 40 guns (1660); 48 guns (1677) |
General characteristics after 1704 rebuild[2] | |
Class and type: | 46-54-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen: | 652 long tons (662.5 t) |
Length: | 126 ft 8 in (38.6 m) (gundeck) |
Beam: | 34 ft 5.5 in (10.5 m) |
Depth of hold: | 13 ft 6 in (4.1 m) |
Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
Armament: | 46-54 guns of various weights of shot |
The Taunton was a 40-gun fourth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy, originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Rotherhithe, and launched in 1654.[1]
After the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, her name was changed to HMS Crown. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 48 guns.[1] In 1704, Crown underwent a rebuild at Deptford Dockyard, from where she was relaunched as a fourth-rate ship of the line of between 46 and 54 guns.[2]
Crown was wrecked in 1719.[2]
Notes
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/2/2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.