HMS St Albans (1687)
Appearance
History | |
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England | |
Name | HMS St Albans |
Builder | John Shish, Deptford Dockyard |
Launched | 1687 |
Fate | Wrecked, 1693 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 615 bm |
Length | 128 ft 4 in (39.1 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 32 ft 10.5 in (10.0 m) |
Depth of hold | 13 ft 3 in (4.0 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS St Albans was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched at Deptford Dockyard in 1687.[1] The ship fought in the Battle of Placentia (1692).
St Albans was wrecked in 1693.[1]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- 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.