Langport was a 50-gun third rate Speaker-class frigate built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Horsleydown, and launched in 1654.[1]
History | |
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Name | Langport |
Namesake | |
Builder | Bright, Horsleydown |
Launched | 1654 |
Renamed | HMS Henrietta, 1660 |
Fate | Wrecked, 1689 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Speaker-class frigate |
Tons burthen | 781 |
Length | 116 ft (35.4 m) (keel) |
Beam | 35 ft 7 in (10.8 m) |
Depth of hold | 14 ft 4 in (4.4 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 50 guns (at launch); 62 guns (1677) |
After the Restoration in 1660, she was renamed HMS Henrietta. By 1677 her armament had risen to 62 guns. Henrietta was wrecked in 1689.[1]
Notes
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edit- 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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