english, ship, lion, 1557, other, ships, with, same, name, lion, golden, lion, also, sometimes, lion, note, ship, english, tudor, navy, launched, 1557, rebuilt, first, time, 1582, english, ship, lion, 1648, willem, velde, elderhistoryenglandnamegolden, lionlau. For other ships with the same name see HMS Lion Golden Lion also sometimes Red Lion Note 1 was a ship of the English Tudor navy launched in 1557 She was rebuilt for the first time in 1582 English ship Lion c 1648 by Willem van de Velde the ElderHistoryEnglandNameGolden LionLaunched1557RenamedLionFateSold 1698General characteristics as builtPropulsionSailsGeneral characteristics after 1582 rebuildPropulsionSailsGeneral characteristics after 1609 rebuild 1 Class and type38 gun great shipTons burthen650Length91 ft 28 m keel Beam34 ft 6 in 10 52 m Depth of hold16 ft 4 9 m Sail planFull rigged shipArmament38 guns of various weights of shotGeneral characteristics after 1640 rebuild 2 Tons burthen626Length95 ft 29 m keel Beam33 ft 10 m Depth of hold15 ft 4 6 m Sail planFull rigged shipGeneral characteristics after 1658 rebuild 3 Class and type48 gun third rate ship of the lineTons burthen717Length112 ft 34 m keel Beam35 ft 4 in 10 77 m Depth of hold15 ft 6 in 4 72 m Sail planFull rigged shipArmament48 guns of various weights of shotBy the time of her second rebuild in 1609 she was known as Lion She was rebuilt at Deptford as a Great ship of 38 guns 1 In 1613 The Lion was appointed to escort Princess Elizabeth daughter of James VI and I and Frederick V of the Palatinate sailing in The Prince Royal from Margate to Ostend 4 In 1640 she was rebuilt again this time at Woolwich 2 She was rebuilt for a final time at Chatham in 1658 as a 48 gun third rate ship of the line 3 By 1677 Lion was mounting 60 guns 3 She was sold out of the navy in 1698 3 Notes Edit The HMS prefix was not used until the middle of the Eighteenth Century but is sometimes applied retrospectivelyReferences EditCitations a b Lavery Ships of the Line vol 1 p158 a b Lavery Ships of the Line vol 1 p159 a b c d Lavery Ships of the Line vol 1 p160 Foedera 7 The Hague 1739 p 189 Bibliography 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 about a ship of the line of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title English ship Lion 1557 amp oldid 1040955027, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
