English ship Laurel (1651)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Laurel.
History | |
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England | |
Name: | Laurel |
Builder: | Portsmouth |
Launched: | 1651 |
Fate: | Wrecked, 1657 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class & type: | Fourth-rate frigate |
Tons burthen: | 489 long tons (496.8 t) |
Length: | 102 ft (31.1 m) (keel) |
Beam: | 30 ft 1 in (9.2 m) |
Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
Armament: | 48 guns (1653) |
Laurel was a 48-gun fourth-rate frigate of the navy of the Commonwealth of England, launched in 1651 at Portsmouth.[1]
She was wrecked in 1657.[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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