English ship Sussex (1652)

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Career (England) Commonwealth Navy Ensign
Name: Sussex
Builder: Tippetts, Deptford
Launched: 1652
Fate: Accidentally blown up, 1653
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: Fourth rate frigate
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament: 46 guns (1653)

The Sussex was a Fourth rate frigate, built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Deptford and launched in 1652. By 1653, her armament is recorded as consisting of 46 guns.[1]

Sussex was accidentally blown up in 1653.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lavery, Brian (2004). The Ship of the Line. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 160. ISBN 0-85177-252-8. OCLC 220210656 230042885 60084772 10361880 220210656 230042885 60084772.