HMS Royal James (1675)
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| Name: | HMS Royal James |
| Builder: | Deane, Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Launched: | 1675 |
| Renamed: | HMS Victory, 1691 |
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Participated in: |
| Fate: | Burnt, 1721 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 100-gun first rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1421 76/94 tons (1444.6 tonnes) |
| Length: | 132 ft (40 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 45 ft (14 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 4 in (5.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 100 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1695 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 100-gun first rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1486 tons (1509.8 tonnes) |
| Length: |
163 ft 1 in (49.7 m) (gundeck), |
| Beam: | 45 ft 4 in (13.8 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 100 guns of various weights of shot |
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Royal James and HMS Victory (disambiguation).
HMS Royal James was a 100-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Sir Anthony Deane at Portsmouth Dockyard and launched in 1675. She was renamed HMS Victory on 7 March 1691. Recommissioned under Captain Edward Stanley, as the flagship of Admiral Sir John Ashby, she participated in the Battle of Barfleur on 19 May-24 May 1692.
Victory was rebuilt at Chatham Dockyard in 1694-1695. Briefly renamed Royal George in 1714 after the Hanoverians came to the throne, but resumed the name Victory in 1715. She was partly destroyed by an accidental fire in February 1721 and was broken up.
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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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