English ship Bonaventure (1621)

Bonaventure was a middling ship of the English navy, built by Andrew Burrell at Deptford and launched in 1621.[1]

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Bonaventure.

History
England
Name: Bonaventure
Builder: Burrell, Deptford
Launched: 1621
Fate: Blown up, 1653
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: Middling ship
Length: 96 ft (29 m) (keel)
Beam: 32 ft 5 in (9.88 m)
Depth of hold: 13 ft 5 in (4.09 m)
Sail plan: Full-rigged ship
HMS Bonaventure explodes at the Battle of Leghorn, a painting by Willem van Diest

Bonaventure was blown up in action in 1653.[1]

Notes
  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 158.
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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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