plymouth, 1653, other, ships, with, same, name, plymouth, plymouth, third, rate, frigate, built, navy, commonwealth, england, launched, wapping, 1653, 1677, armament, been, increased, guns, historyenglandnamehms, plymouthnamesakeplymouthbuildertaylor, wappingl. For other ships with the same name see HMS Plymouth HMS Plymouth was a 52 gun third rate frigate built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England and launched at Wapping in 1653 1 By 1677 her armament had been increased to 60 guns 1 HistoryEnglandNameHMS PlymouthNamesakePlymouthBuilderTaylor WappingLaunched1653Honours andawardsParticipated in Action of 14 April 1655 Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife Battle of Lowestoft Action of 1 September 1665 Four Days Battle St James Day Battle Battle of Solebay Battle of Texel Action of November 1678 Battle of Bantry Bay Battle of Beachy Head Battle of Barfleur Action of 18 January 1695 Action of 5 February 1697FateFoundered 1705General characteristics as built 1 Class and typeSpeaker class frigateTons burthen74149 94 bm Length116 ft 35 4 m keel Beam34 ft 8 in 10 6 m Depth of hold14 ft 6 in 4 4 m PropulsionSailsSail planFull rigged shipArmament52 guns at launch 60 guns 1677 General characteristics after 1705 rebuild 2 Class and type60 gun fourth rate ship of the lineTons burthen83331 94 bmLength140 ft 5 in 42 8 m gundeck Beam38 ft 3 in 11 7 m Depth of hold15 ft 7 in 4 7 m PropulsionSailsSail planFull rigged shipArmament60 guns of various weights of shotPlymouth was rebuilt at Blackwall Yard in 1705 as a 60 gun fourth rate ship of the line 2 She sunk later that year and was lost 2 Notes Edit a b c Lavery Ships of the Line vol 1 p159 a b c Lavery Ships of the Line vol 1 p167 References EditLavery Brian 2003 The Ship of the Line Volume 1 The development of the battlefleet 1650 1850 Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 252 8 British Third Rate ship of the line Plymouth 1653 Three Decks Retrieved 12 April 2019 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 HMS Plymouth 1653 amp oldid 1167037709, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
