HMS Anne (1654)

Bridgewater was a 52-gun third rate Speaker-class frigate built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Deptford, and launched in 1654.[1]

History
Royal Navy EnsignEngland
NameBridgewater
Namesake
BuilderChamberlain, Deptford
Launched1654
RenamedHMS Anne, 1660
FateAccidentally blown up, 1673
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeSpeaker-class frigate
Tons burthen743
Length116 ft 9 in (35.6 m) (keel)
Beam34 ft 7 in (10.5 m)
Depth of hold14 ft 2 in (4.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament52 guns of various weights of shot

After the Restoration in 1660, her name was changed to HMS Anne. It was named after Anne Hyde. The ship was accidentally blown up in 1673.[1] Its reconstruction was carried out during the second Dutch war by Christopher Pett in Woolwich.[2]

Notes

  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 159.
  2. "Royal Navy Ship of the Line".

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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