HMS Plymouth (1653)
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 England
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| Name: | HMS Plymouth |
| Builder: | Taylor, Wapping |
| Launched: | 1653 |
| Fate: | Foundered, 1705 |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Class and type: | Speaker-class frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 741 49⁄94 (bm) |
| Length: | 116 ft (35.4 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 34 ft 8 in (10.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 14 ft 6 in (4.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 52 guns (at launch); 60 guns (1677) |
| General characteristics after 1705 rebuild | |
| Class and type: | 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 833 31⁄94 bm |
| Length: | 140 ft 5 in (42.8 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 38 ft 3 in (11.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 15 ft 7 in (4.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 60 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS Plymouth was a 52-gun third-rate frigate, built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England and launched at Wapping in 1653. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 60 guns.
Plymouth was rebuilt at Blackwall Yard in 1705 as a 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line. She sunk later that year and was lost.
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