HMS Royal Oak (1664)
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| Career (England) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Royal Oak |
| Builder: | Tippetts, Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Launched: | 1664 |
| Fate: | Burnt, 1667 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 76-gun second rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1021 tons (1037.4 tonnes) |
| Length: | 121 ft (37 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 39 ft 10 in (12.14 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft 1½ in (5.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 76 guns of various weights of shot |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Royal Oak.
HMS Royal Oak was a 76-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched in 1664 at Portsmouth Dockyard.[1]
Royal Oak was burnt by the Dutch during their Raid on the Medway in 1667.[1]
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.
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