English ship Laurel (1651)
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Career (England) | |
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Name: | Laurel |
Builder: | Portsmouth |
Launched: | 1651 |
Fate: | Wrecked, 1657 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type: | Elizabeth-class frigate |
Tons burthen: | 489 long tons (496.8 t) |
Length: | 102 ft (31.1 m) (keel) |
Beam: | 30 ft 1 in (9.2 m) |
Propulsion: | Sails |
Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
Armament: | 48 guns (1653) |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Laurel.
Laurel was a 48-gun fourth rate Elizabeth-class frigate of the navy of the Commonwealth of England, launched in 1651 at Portsmouth.[1]
She was wrecked in 1657.[1]
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- 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.