HMS Vanguard (1631)
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| Career (England) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Vanguard |
| Builder: | Bright, Woolwich |
| Launched: | 1631 |
| Fate: | Scuttled, 1667 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 750 tons |
| Length: | 112 ft (34 m) (keel length) |
| Beam: | 36 ft 4 in (11.1 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 13 ft 10 in (4.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Complement: | 390 officers and men |
| Armament: | 40 guns (1642); 56 guns (1660) |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Vanguard.
The second HMS Vanguard, of the English Royal Navy was a 40-gun ship (later increased to 56) launched in 1631 at Woolwich, officially rebuilt from the first Vanguard but likely only sharing some of the timber and fittings.
She took part in both the First and Second Dutch Wars. The ship served as the flagship for George Monck. In 1667 Vanguard was scuttled to form a barrier in the Medway River to prevent the Dutch fleet from capturing or burning the British ships there.
[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.
