HMS Unicorn (1634)

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Name: HMS Unicorn
Builder: Boate, Woolwich
Launched: 1634
Fate: Sold, 1688
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: 46-gun second rank ship of the line
Tons burthen: 823 tons (836.2 tonnes)
Length: 107 ft (33 m) (keel)
Beam: 36 ft 4 in (11.1 m)
Depth of hold: 15 ft 1 in (4.6 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament: 46 guns (at launch); 56 guns (1660)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Unicorn.

HMS Unicorn was a 46-gun second rank ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched at Woolwich in 1634.[1]

By 1660, her armament had been increased to 56 guns.[1] Unicorn was sold out of the navy in 1688.[1]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c d 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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