HMS Henrietta Maria

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Name: HMS Henrietta Maria
Builder: Goddard, Deptford
Launched: 1633
Renamed: Paragon, 1650
Fate: Lost, 1655
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: 42-gun second rank ship of the line
Tons burthen: 793 tons (805.7 tonnes)
Length: 110 ft (34 m) (keel)
Beam: 37 ft 6 in (11.4 m)
Depth of hold: 16 ft 2½ in (4.9 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament: 42 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Henrietta Maria was a 42-gun second rank ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched at Deptford in 1633.[1]

In 1650, she was renamed Paragon whilst serving in the navy of the Commonwealth of England. Paragon was lost in 1655.[1]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p158.

[edit] 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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