HMS St David (1667)
HMS St David was a 54-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched in 1667 at Lydney.[1]
 ‘St David’, 54-gun fourth-rate, built 1667, sunk 1689. Only the foremost gun deck port is shown. (Willem van de Velde, 1675) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 England | |
| Name | HMS St David |
| Builder | Furzer, Lydney |
| Launched | 1667 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 11th Nov. 1689 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 54-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 685 tons |
| Length | 107 ft (33 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 34 ft 9 in (10.59 m) |
| Depth of hold | 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 54 guns of various weights of shot |
St David in an action of the English Succession
She foundered in Portsmouth Harbour in 1689 [2] and was raised in 1691 under the supervision of Edmund Dummer, Surveyor of the Navy.
The ship was later hulked and finally sold in 1713.
Notes
- Lavery 2003, p. 161.
- ADM 106/390/13
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003). The Ship of the Line: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Vol. 1. Conway Maritime Press. p. 224. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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