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HMS Crown (1654)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Crown.

History
Commonwealth of England
NameTaunton
BuilderCastle, Rotherhithe
Launched1654
Kingdom of England
RenamedHMS Crown, 1660
Great Britain
FateWrecked, 1719
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and typeFourth-rate frigate
Length104 ft (31.7 m) (keel)
Beam31 ft 8 in (9.7 m)
Depth of hold13 ft (4.0 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament40 guns (1660); 48 guns (1677)
General characteristics after 1704 rebuild[2]
Class and type46-54-gun fourth-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen652
Length126 ft 8 in (38.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam34 ft 5.5 in (10.5 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 6 in (4.1 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament46-54 guns of various weights of shot

The Taunton was a 40-gun fourth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy, originally built for the Royal Navy by William Castle at Rotherhithe, and launched in 1654.[1]

After the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, her name was changed to HMS Crown. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 48 guns.[1]

On 14 March 1674,[3] Crown, captained by Richard Carter, along with HMS Newcastle and HMS Cambridge captured the Dutch East Indiaman Wapen van Rotterdam in the Battle of Ronas Voe, as part of the Third Anglo-Dutch War.[4]

In 1704, Crown underwent a rebuild at Deptford Dockyard, from where she was relaunched as a fourth-rate ship of the line of between 46 and 54 guns.[2]

Crown was wrecked in 1719.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 160.
  2. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 167.
  3. ^ "Londen den 3 April" [London on 3 April]. Engelandt. Amsterdamsche Courant (in Dutch). No. 15. 10 April 1674. p. 1. Retrieved 23 March 2019 – via Delpher.
  4. ^ Bruce 1914, p. 101.

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.
  • Bruce, R. Stuart (1914). Johnston, Alfred W.; Johnston, Amy (eds.). "Part III – Replies – Naval Engagement, Rønis Vo, Shetland" (PDF). Old-Lore Miscellany of Orkney Shetland Caithness and Sutherland. VII (Old-Lore Series Vol. VIII). London: Viking Society for Northern Research: 101–103 – via Viking Society Web Publications.


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