English ship Constant Reformation (1619)
Constant Reformation[Note 1] was a 42-gun great ship of the English navy, built by Andrew Burrell at Deptford and launched in 1619.[1]
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Name: | Constant Reformation |
Builder: | Burrel, Deptford |
Launched: | 1619 |
Fate: | Lost, 1651 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type: | 42-gun Great ship |
Tons burthen: | 750 |
Length: | 106 ft (32 m) (keel) |
Beam: | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
Depth of hold: | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
Armament: | 42 guns of various weights of shot |
Constant Reformation joined the Royalist cause in the English Civil War in 1648, but was lost in 1651.[1]
Notes
- The 'HMS' prefix was not used until the middle of the 18th century, but is sometimes applied retrospectively
References
Citations
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 158.
Bibliography
- 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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