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Name | Preston |
Builder | Carey, Woodbridge |
Launched | 1653 |
Renamed | Antelope, 1660 |
Fate | Sold, 1693 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Fourth-rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 516 bm |
Length | 101 ft (30.8 m) (keel) |
Beam | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
Depth of hold | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 40 guns (1660); 48 guns (1677) |
The Preston was a 40-gun fourth-rate frigate of the English Royal Navy, originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Woodbridge, and launched in 1653. [1]
After the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, her name was changed to Antelope. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 48 guns. [1]
In 1681 James Story, captain of Antelope, conducted a census of the Avalon colony (now Ferryland, Newfoundland) and on 1 September 1681, wrote An Account of what fishing Ships, Sack Ships, Planters and Boatkeepers from Trepassey to Bonavista...
Antelope was sold out of the navy in 1693. [1]
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