HMS Hampshire (1653)

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

Hampshire
History
England
Name	HMS Hampshire
Builder	Phineas Pett II, Deptford
Launched	1653
Fate	Sunk, 26 August 1697
General characteristics as built
Class and type	Fourth-rate frigate
Tons burthen	479
Length	101 ft 9 in (31.0 m) (keel)
Beam	29 ft 9 in (9.1 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 8 in (3.9 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	38 guns (at launch); 46 guns (1677)
General characteristics after 1686 rebuild
Class and type	46-gun fourth-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	489
Length	118 ft (36.0 m) (gundeck)
Beam	30 ft 2 in (9.2 m)
Depth of hold	11 ft 8 in (3.6 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	46 guns of various weights of shot

Commodore Richard Beach and Dutch Admiral Van Ghent in a joint task force destroy six Barbary ships near Cape Spartel, Morocco, 17 August 1670, Hampshire is the centre right ship shown

HMS Hampshire was a 38-gun fourth-rate frigate of the English Royal Navy, originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England by Phineas Pett II at Deptford, and launched in 1653. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 46 guns.

In 1686 Hampshire was rebuilt at Deptford Dockyard as a 46-gun fourth-rate ship of the line. She was sunk in action on 26 August 1697 in the waters of Hudson Bay off York Factory. Manitoba. during the Battle of Hudson's Bay.

References

• Lavery, Brian (2003). The Ship of the Line: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Vol. 1. Conway Maritime Press. p. 224. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.