HMS Coventry (1695)
HMS Coventry was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched at Deptford Dockyard in 1695.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 England | |
| Name | HMS Coventry |
| Ordered | 1693 |
| Builder | Harding, Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched | 1695 |
| Captured | 1704 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 670 |
| Length | 106 ft (32.3 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 34 ft 5 in (10.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 6 in (4.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
The French 54-gun Auguste, together with the 54-gun Jason, captured Coventry in September 1704.[1][2]
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 164.
- Roche (2005), p.57.
- Roche (2005), p.134.
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.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005) Dictionnaire des Bâtiments de la Flotte de Guerre Française de Colbert à nos Jours. (Group Retozel-Maury Millau), Vol. 1.
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