HMS Dunkirk (1651) facts for kids
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Great Britain | |
Name | Worcester |
Namesake | |
Builder | Burrell II, Woolwich Dockyard |
Launched | 1651 |
Renamed | HMS Dunkirk, 1660 |
Fate | Broken up, 1749 |
General characteristics as built | |
Class and type | 48-gun third rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 662 |
Length | 112 ft (34.1 m) (keel) |
Beam | 32 ft 8 in (10.0 m) |
Depth of hold | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 48 guns (at launch); 60 guns (1677) |
General characteristics after 1704 rebuild | |
Class and type | 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 906 |
Length | 141 ft 6 in (43.1 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 38 ft 3 in (11.7 m) |
Depth of hold | 15 ft 7.5 in (4.8 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 60 guns of various weights of shot |
General characteristics after 1734 rebuild | |
Class and type | 1719 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 966 long tons (981.5 t) |
Length | 144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 39 ft (11.9 m) |
Depth of hold | 16 ft 5 in (5.0 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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Worcester was a 48-gun third rate frigate built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Woolwich Dockyard, and launched in 1651.
After the Restoration in 1660, it was renamed HMS Dunkirk. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 60 guns. In 1704 it underwent a rebuild at Blackwall Yard, relaunching as a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line. On 12 September 1729 Dunkirk was ordered to be taken to pieces at Portsmouth, and rebuilt by Joseph Allin the younger as a 60-gun fourth rate to the 1719 Establishment. It was relaunched on 3 September 1734.
Dunkirk was broken up in 1749.
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