HMS Happy Return (1654)
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| Career (England) |  |
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| Name: | Winsby |
| Builder: | Edgar, Yarmouth |
| Launched: | 1654 |
| Renamed: | HMS Happy Return, 1660 |
| Captured: | 1691, by the French |
| Career (France) |  |
| Acquired: | 1691 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Ruby-class frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 605 long tons (614.7 t) |
| Length: | 104 ft (31.7 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 33 ft 2 in (10.1 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 13 ft 2 in (4.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 44 guns (1660); 54 guns (1677) |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Happy Return.
Winsby was a 44-gun fourth rate Ruby-class frigate of the English Royal Navy, originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Yarmouth, and launched in 1654.[1]
After the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, she was renamed HMS Happy Return. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 54 guns. Happy Return was captured by the French in 1691.[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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