HMS Plymouth (1653)

History
England
Name:	HMS Plymouth
Builder:	Taylor, Wapping
Launched:	1653
Honours and; awards:	Participated in:; Action of 14 April 1655; Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife; Battle of Lowestoft; Action of 1 September 1665; Four Days Battle; St James Day Battle; Battle of Solebay; Battle of Texel; Action of November 1678; Battle of Bantry Bay; Battle of Beachy Head; Battle of Barfleur; Action of 18 January 1695; Action of 5 February 1697;
Fate:	Foundered, 1705
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type:	Speaker-class frigate
Tons burthen:	74149⁄94 (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[2]
Class and type:	60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen:	83331⁄94 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.[1] By 1677 her armament had been increased to 60 guns.[1]

Plymouth was rebuilt at Blackwall Yard in 1705 as a 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line.[2] She sunk later that year and was lost.[2]

Notes

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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.
"British Third Rate ship of the line 'Plymouth' (1653)". Three Decks. Retrieved 12 April 2019.

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