HMS London (1670)

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Career (Great Britain)

Name:	HMS London
Builder:	Shish, Deptford Dockyard
Launched:	1670
Fate:	Broken up, 1747
General characteristics as built^[1]
Class and type:	96-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen:	1328 tons (1349.3 tonnes)
Length:	129 ft (39 m) (keel)
Beam:	43 ft 9 in (13.3 m)
Depth of hold:	19 ft (5.8 m)
Propulsion:	Sails
Sail plan:	Full rigged ship
Armament:	96 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1706 rebuild^[2]
Class and type:	100-gun first rate ship of the line
Tons burthen:	1685 tons (1712 tonnes)
Length:	168 ft (51 m) (gundeck)
Beam:	48 ft (15 m)
Depth of hold:	19 ft 2 in (5.8 m)
Propulsion:	Sails
Sail plan:	Full rigged ship
Armament:	100 guns of various weights of shot

For other ships of the same name, see HMS London.

HMS London was a 96-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Jonas Shish at Deptford Dockyard and launched in 1670.

She was rebuilt at Chatham Dockyard in 1706 as a 100-gun first rate. In 1721 London was enlarged slightly, giving her a tonnage of 1711 tons (1738.5 tonnes). She was broken up in 1747.