HMS St Albans (1687)

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English Red Ensign 1620.svg England
NameHMS St Albans
BuilderJohn Shish, Deptford Dockyard
Launched1687
FateWrecked, 1693
General characteristics [1]
Class and type50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen615 long tons (624.9 t)
Length128 ft 4 in (39.1 m) (gundeck)
Beam32 ft 10.5 in (10.0 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 3 in (4.0 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament50 guns of various weights of shot

HMS St Albans was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched at Deptford Dockyard in 1687. [1] The ship fought in the Battle of Placentia (1692).

St Albans was wrecked in 1693. [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p162.

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