HMS Reserve (1650)
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| Name: | HMS Reserve |
| Builder: | Peter Pett II, Woodbridge |
| Launched: | 1650 |
| Fate: | Foundered, 1703 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | Elizabeth-class frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 513 long tons (521.2 t) |
| Length: | 100 ft (30.5 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 31 ft 1 in (9.5 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 12 ft 8 in (3.9 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 40 guns (1660); 48 guns (1677) |
| General characteristics after 1701 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 46-54-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 579 long tons (588.3 t) |
| Length: | 117 ft 6 in (35.8 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 33 ft 7.5 in (10.2 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 46-54 guns of various weights of shot |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Reserve.
HMS Reserve was a 40-gun fourth rate Elizabeth-class frigate of the English Royal Navy, originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England by Peter Pett II at Woodbridge, and launched in 1650. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 48 guns.[1]
In 1701 Reserve underwent a rebuild at Deptford, relaunching as a fourth rate ship of the line of between 46 and 54 guns. She foundered in 1703 and was lost.[2]
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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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