HMS White Bear (1599)

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Name: HMS White Bear
Launched: c. 1564[1]
Fate: Sold, 1629
General characteristics as built
Propulsion: Sails
General characteristics after 1599 rebuild[2]
Class and type: 51-gun Royal Ship
Tons burthen: 915 tons (929.7 tonnes)
Length: 110 ft (34 m) (keel)
Beam: 37 ft (11 m)
Depth of hold: 18 ft (5.5 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament: 51 guns of various weights of shot
For other ships of the same name, see HMS White Bear.

HMS White Bear was a ship of the English Royal Navy, presumed to have been launched in 1564.[1] She was rebuilt in 1599 as a 51-gun Royal Ship.[2]

White Bear was sold out of the navy in 1629.[2]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b A ship called White Bear was launched in 1564, but whether it was the same one as rebuilt in 1599 is not clear.
  2. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p158.

[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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