HMS Windsor Castle (1678)
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| Career (England) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Windsor Castle |
| Builder: | Thomas Shish, Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched: | 1678 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 1693 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 90-gun second rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,462 long tons (1,485.5 t) |
| Length: | 142 ft (43.3 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 44 ft (13.4 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 3 in (5.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 90 guns of various weights of shot |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Windsor Castle.
HMS Windsor Castle was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, built by Thomas Shish at Woolwich Dockyard, and launched in 1678.[1]
Windsor Castle was wrecked in 1693.[1]
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[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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