HMS St Albans (1687)

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).

For other ships with the same name, see HMS St Albans.

History
England
Name: HMS St Albans
Builder: John Shish, Deptford Dockyard
Launched: 1687
Fate: Wrecked, 1693
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 615 long tons (624.9 t)
Length: 128 ft 4 in (39.1 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 32 ft 10.5 in (10.0 m)
Depth of hold: 13 ft 3 in (4.0 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full-rigged ship
Armament: 50 guns of various weights of shot

St Albans was wrecked in 1693.[1]

Notes
  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p162.

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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