HMS St David (1667)
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‘St David’, 54-gun fourth-rate, built 1667, sunk 1690. Only the foremost gun deck port is shown. (Willem van de Velde, 1675)]]
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| Name: | HMS St David |
| Builder: | Furzer, Lydney |
| Launched: | 1667 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 1690 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & 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 (10.59 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 14 ft 8 in (4.47 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.[1]
She foundered in Portsmouth Harbour in 1690[1] and was raised in 1691 under the supervision of Edmund Dummer, Surveyor of the Navy.[2]
The ship was later hulked and finally sold in 1713.
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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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