HMS Monck (1659)
HMS Monck was a 52-gun third rate frigate built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Portsmouth, and launched in 1659. She retained her name after the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 60 guns.[1]
| History | |
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| Name: | HMS Monck |
| Builder: | Tippetts, Portsmouth |
| Launched: | 1659 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 1720 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 52-gun third rate frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 703 long tons (714.3 t) |
| Length: | 107 ft (32.6 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 14 ft 6 in (4.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: | 52 guns (at launch); 60 guns (1677) |
| General characteristics after 1702 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 807 long tons (819.9 t) |
| Length: | 137 ft 6.5 in (41.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 36 ft 5.5 in (11.1 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 14 ft 5.25 in (4.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: | 60 guns of various weights of shot |
Monck was rebuilt at Greenland South Dockyard,[3] Rotherhithe in 1702 as a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line. She was wrecked in 1720.[2]
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p159.
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p167.
- Rankin, Stuart (July 2004). Shipyards, Granaries and Wharves, Maritime Rotherhithe, History Walk B. London: Southwark Council. ISBN 0-905849-37-X. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011.
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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