HMS Royal James (1675)
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Royal James |
| Ordered: | 1 April 1673 |
| Builder: | Daniel Furzer, Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Launched: | 27 June 1675 |
| Renamed: | HMS Victory, 1691 |
| Honours and awards: |
Participated in: |
| Fate: | Burnt, 1721 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 100-gun first rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1421 76/94 tons (1444.6 tonnes) |
| Length: | 132 ft (40 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 45 ft (14 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 4 in (5.59 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 100 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1695 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 100-gun first rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1486 tons (1509.8 tonnes) |
| Length: |
163 ft 1 in (49.71 m) (gundeck), |
| Beam: | 45 ft 4 in (13.82 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 100 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS Royal James was a 100-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Anthony Deane and built by his successor as Master Shipwright at Portsmouth Dockyard, Daniel Furzer, and launched in 1675.[1] She was renamed HMS Victory on 7 March 1691 as the old Second rate Victory of 1666 had been condemned by survey and taken to pieces in 1691. Recommissioned in January 1691 under Captain Edward Stanley, as the flagship of Admiral Sir John Ashby she participated in the Battle of Barfleur on 19 May 1692 – 24 May 1692.
Victory was rebuilt at Chatham Dockyard in 1694—1695. Briefly renamed Royal George in 1714 after the Hanoverians came to the throne, but resumed the name Victory in 1715. She was partly destroyed by an accidental fire in February 1721 and was broken up,[2] though remained on the navy list until she was ostensibly rebuilt as the new HMS Victory.[3]
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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.
- Winfield, Rif (2009) British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-040-6.
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