HMS Coronation (1685)
 Coronation | |
| Career (England) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Coronation |
| Ordered: | 1678 |
| Builder: | Isaac Betts, Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Launched: | 23 May 1685 |
| Commissioned: | 14 February 1690 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 3 September 1691 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 90-gun second-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,345 long tons (1,366.6 t) |
| Length: | 160 ft 4 in (48.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft 9 in (13.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 2 in (5.5 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: | 90 guns of various weights of shot |
Coronation was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, built at Portsmouth Dockyard as part of the '30 great ships programme' of 1677, and launched in 1685.[1]
Coronation was commissioned on 14 February 1690 under Captain John Munden, as flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Ralph Delavall, under whom she took part in the Battle of Beachy Head on 30 June 1690. On 29 October 1690 Captain Charles Skelton took command. Coronation was dismasted and wrecked in a storm off Rame Head on 3 September 1691; approximately 600 men drowned, including Skelton. Only 20 survived[1]
The wreck was discovered in 1967. It is a protected wreck, but divers can visit it under licence. Many cannon are visible.[2]
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 162.
- ↑ The Coronation Wreck project
Bibliography
- 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. Seaforth Publishing.