HMS St Andrew (1670)

'HMS St Andrew at Sea in a Moderate Breeze', oil on canvas, by Willem van de Velde the Younger
History
Great Britain
Name:	HMS St Andrew
Builder:	Christopher Pett, Woolwich Dockyard
Launched:	4 October 1670
Renamed:	HMS Royal Anne
Fate:	Broken up, 1727
General characteristics as built
Class and type:	96-gun first-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen:	1298 bm
Length:	129 ft (39 m) (keel)
Beam:	43 ft 6 in (13.26 m)
Depth of hold:	18 ft 8 in (5.69 m)
Sail plan:	Full-rigged ship
Armament:	96 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1703 rebuild
Class and type:	100-gun first-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen:	1722 tons (1749.6 tonnes)
Length:	170 ft (52 m) (gundeck) 140 ft 6 in (42.82 m) (keel)
Beam:	48 ft (15 m)
Depth of hold:	19 ft 4 in (5.89 m)
Sail plan:	Full-rigged ship
Armament:	100 guns of various weights of shot

HMS St Andrew was a 96-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Woolwich Dockyard by Christopher Pett until his death in March 1668, and then completed by Jonas Shish, and launched in 1670.

In 1703, she was renamed HMS Royal Anne, and rebuilt at Woolwich as a first rate of 100 guns. In 1707, she served as flagship of Vice-Admiral of the Blue Sir George Byng and belonged to Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell's fleet. She saw action during the unsuccessful Battle of Toulon and was present during the great naval disaster off the Isles of Scilly when Shovell and four of his ships (Association, Firebrand, Romney and Eagle) were lost, claiming the lives of nearly 2,000 sailors. Royal Anne suffered little to no damage and finally managed to reach Portsmouth.

The Royal Anne was broken up in 1727.