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HMS Henry (1656)

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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Henry.

History
Royal Navy EnsignEngland
NameDunbar
BuilderCallis, Deptford
Launched1656
RenamedHMS Henry, 1660
FateAccidentally burnt, 1682
General characteristics [1]
Class and type64-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,082 long tons (1,099.4 t)
Length124 ft (37.8 m) (keel)
Beam40 ft 6 in (12.3 m)
Depth of hold17 ft (5.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament64 guns (1660); 82 guns (1677)

Dunbar was a 64-gun second rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Deptford, and launched in 1656.[1]

After the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, she was renamed HMS Henry.

Henry at the Four Days' Battle in 1666

In 1661/1662 she was the flagship of Admiral John Mennes taking the Earl of Peterborough and the first troops of the new Garrison to occupy English Tangier, returning to England accompanying the Earl of Sandwich and the new Queen Catherine of Braganza.[2]

By 1677 her armament had been increased to 82 guns. Henry was accidentally burnt in 1682.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p160.
  2. ^ Harris, F R (1912). The life of Edward Montagu, KG. Vol. 2. London: John Murray. p. 208.

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.


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