HMS Revenge (1654)
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| Career (England) |  |
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| Name: | Newbury |
| Builder: | Graves, Limehouse |
| Launched: | 1654 |
| Renamed: | HMS Revenge, 1660 |
| Fate: | Condemned, 1678 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Speaker-class frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 766 long tons (778.3 t) |
| Length: | 117 ft 6 in (35.8 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 14 ft 5 in (4.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 52 guns (at launch); 62 guns (1677) |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Revenge.
Newbury was a 52-gun third rate Speaker-class frigate built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Limehouse, and launched in 1654. She was named for the Parliamentarian victories at the two battles of Newbury.[1]
After the Restoration in 1660, she was renamed HMS Revenge. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 62 guns, though she was condemned in 1678, and presumably broken up.[1]
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[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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