‘St David’, 54-gun fourth-rate, built 1667, sunk 1689. Only the foremost gun deck port is shown. (Willem van de Velde, 1675) | |
History | |
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England | |
Name | HMS St David |
Builder | Furzer, Lydney |
Launched | 1667 |
Fate | Wrecked, 11th Nov. 1689 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | 54-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 685 tons |
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 1689 [2] and was raised in 1691 under the supervision of Edmund Dummer, Surveyor of the Navy.
The ship was later hulked and finally sold in 1713.
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