HMS Antelope (1653)
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| Career (England) |  |
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| Name: | Preston |
| Builder: | Carey, Woodbridge |
| Launched: | 1653 |
| Renamed: | HMS Antelope, 1660 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1693 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Elizabeth-class frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 516 long tons (524.3 t) |
| Length: | 101 ft (30.8 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 40 guns (1660); 48 guns (1677) |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Antelope.
Preston was a 40-gun fourth rate Elizabeth-class frigate of the English Royal Navy, originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Woodbridge, and launched in 1653.[1]
After the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, her name was changed to HMS Antelope. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 48 guns.[1]
In 1681 James Story, captain of Antelope, conducted a census of the Avalon colony (now Ferryland, Newfoundland) and on September 1, 1681, wrote 'An Account of what fishing Ships, Sack Ships, Planters and Boatkeepers from Trepassey to Bonavista...'
Antelope was sold out of the navy in 1693.[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.
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