HMS Loyal London (1666)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Loyal London.
Career (England)
Name: Loyal London
Ordered: April 1665
Builder: John Taylor, Deptford Dockyard
Launched: 10 June 1666
Commissioned: 16 July 1666
Fate: Burnt, 1667
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: 80-gun second-rate ship of the line[Note 1]
Tons burthen: 1236 tons
Length: 127 ft (39 m) (keel)
Beam: 41 ft 9 1⁄2 in (12.7 m)
Depth of hold: 17 ft (5.2 m)
Sail plan: Full-rigged ship
Armament: 80 guns of various weights of shot (later raised to 92 guns)

Loyal London was an 80-gun second-rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched on 10 June 1666 at Deptford Dockyard with a burthen of 1,236 tons. She was established with 80 guns comprising 22 cannon-of-seven, 4 demi-cannon, 26 culverins and 28 demi-culverins; in July 1666 this was raised to 92 guns, comprising 7 cannon-of-seven, 19 demi-cannon, 28 culverins, 26 12-pounders and 12 demi-culverins. The Loyal London was effectively destroyed by a fire on 14 June 1667, during the Dutch raid on Chatham.[1] She was rebuilt as the 96-gun first rate London at Deptford Dockyard in 1670.

Notes

  1. ^ Colledge wrongly records her as being an 96-gun first rate, confusing her with the ship built in 1670

Citations

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol.1, p.160.

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.
  • Winfield, Rif (2009) British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714: Design, Construction, Careers & Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-040-6.
  • Colledge, J.J. (1987) Ships of the Royal Navy Volume I: The complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy from the fifteenth century to the present. ISBN 0-947898-75-1.