HMS St David (1667)

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Name: HMS St David
Builder: Furzer, Lydney
Launched: 1667
Fate: Wrecked, 1690
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: 54-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 685 tons (696 tonnes)
Length: 107 ft (33 m) (keel)
Beam: 34 ft 9 in (10.6 m)
Depth of hold: 14 ft 8 in (4.5 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament: 54 guns of various weights of shot

HMS St David was a 54-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched in 1667 at Lydney.

She foundered in 1690 and was lost.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p161.

[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.