HMS London (1654)

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Name: HMS London
Builder: Taylor, Chatham
Launched: 1654
Fate: Accidentally blown up, 1665
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: 64-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1,104 long tons (1,121.7 t)
Length: 123 ft 4 in (37.6 m) (keel)
Beam: 41 ft (12.5 m)
Depth of hold: 16 ft 6 in (5.0 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament: 64 guns of various weights of shot
For other ships of the same name, see HMS London.

HMS London 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 Chatham, and launched in 1654.[1]

London was accidentally blown up in 1665.[1]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p160.

[edit] 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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