HMS Montagu (1660)
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Lyme |
| Namesake | |
| Builder | John Tippetts, Portsmouth |
| Launched | 1654 |
| Renamed | HMS Montagu, 1660 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1749 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type | Speaker-class frigate |
| Tons burthen | 764 bm |
| Length | 117 ft (35.7 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 35 ft 2 in (10.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 52 guns (at launch); 62 guns (1677) |
| General characteristics after 1698 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type | 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 905 bm |
| Length | 143 ft 10 in (43.8 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 37 ft 8 in (11.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 15 ft 4 in (4.7 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 60 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1716 rebuild[3] | |
| Class and type | 1706 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 920 bm |
| Length | 144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 38 ft (11.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 15 ft 8 in (4.8 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
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Lyme was a 52-gun third rate Speaker-class frigate built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Portsmouth, and launched in 1654.[1]
After the Restoration in 1660 she was renamed HMS Montagu in honour of Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton, who died in 1644 after being imprisoned for supporting King Charles I. She was widened in 1675[1] and underwent her first rebuild in 1698 at Woolwich Dockyard as a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line.[2] Her second rebuild took place at Portsmouth Dockyard, from where she was relaunched on 26 July 1716 as a 60-gun fourth rate to the 1706 Establishment.[3]
The Montagu was broken up in 1749.[3]
Notes
- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p159.
- ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p167.
- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p168.
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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