Worcester was a 48-gun third rate frigate built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Woolwich Dockyard, and launched in 1651.[1]
| History | |
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| Name | Worcester |
| Namesake | |
| Builder | Burrell II, Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched | 1651 |
| Renamed | HMS Dunkirk, 1660 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1749 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type | 48-gun third rate frigate |
| Tons burthen | 662 bm |
| 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[2] | |
| Class and type | 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 906 bm |
| 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[3] | |
| Class and type | 1719 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 966 bm |
| 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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After the Restoration in 1660, it was renamed HMS Dunkirk. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 60 guns.[1] In 1704 it underwent a rebuild at Blackwall Yard, relaunching as a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line.[2] 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.[3]
Dunkirk was broken up in 1749.[3]
Notes
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.