HMS Sedgemoor (1687)
HMS Sedgemoor was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched at Chatham Dockyard in 1687.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 England | |
| Name | HMS Sedgemoor |
| Builder | Lee, Chatham Dockyard |
| Launched | 1687 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 1689 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 677 long tons (687.9 t) |
| Length | 123 ft (37.5 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 34 ft 6 in (10.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 7 in (4.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
Sedgemoor was driven ashore and wrecked at South Foreland, Kent on 2 January 1689.[2]
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p162.
- Larn, Richard (1977). Goodwin Sands Shipwrecks. Newton Abbot, London, North Pomfret: David & Charles. p. 46. ISBN 0-7153-7202-5.
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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