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|Ship name=HMS ''Loyal London''
|Ship name=HMS ''Loyal London''
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|Ship ordered=April 1665
|Ship builder=Taylor, Deptford Dockyard
|Ship builder=John Taylor, Deptford Dockyard
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|Ship launched=10 June 1666
|Ship launched=10 June 1666
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|Ship commissioned=16 July 1666
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|Header caption=<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p160">Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p160.</ref>
|Header caption=<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p160">Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p160.</ref>
|Ship class=96-gun [[first rate]] [[ship of the line]]<ref name="colledge">Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy vol.1.</ref><ref name="80-gun note Lavery">Lavery records her as being an 80-gun [[second rate]].</ref>
|Ship class=80-gun [[Second rate]] [[ship of the line]] (note Colledge wrongly records her as being an 96-gun [[First rate]], confusing her with the ship built in 1670.
|Ship tons burthen=1236 [[Long ton|tons]] (1255.8 [[tonne]]s)
|Ship tons burthen=1236 [[Long ton|tons]]
|Ship length={{convert|127|ft|m|abbr=on}} (keel)
|Ship length={{convert|127|ft|m|abbr=on}} (keel)
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|Ship propulsion=Sails
|Ship propulsion=Sails
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|Ship armament=96 guns of various weights of shot<ref name="colledge" />
|Ship armament=80 guns of various weights of shot<ref name="colledge" />
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'''HMS ''Loyal London''''' was a 96-gun [[first rate]]<ref name="colledge" /><ref name="80-gun note Lavery" /> [[ship of the line]] of the [[Kingdom of England|English]] [[Royal Navy]], launched on 10 June 1666 at [[Deptford Dockyard]] with a burthen of 1,134 [[Long ton|tons]].<ref name="colledge" />
'''HMS ''Loyal London''''' was an 80-gun [[Second rate]] [[ship of the line]] of the [[Kingdom of England|English]] [[Royal Navy]], launched on 10 June 1666 at [[Deptford Dockyard]] with a burthen of 1,236 [[Long ton|tons]].<ref name="colledge" />


''Loyal London'' was partially destroyed by a fire on 13 June 1667, during the Dutch raid on Chatham.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p160" /><ref name="colledge" /> The ''Loyal London'' was rebuilt as the {{HMS|London|1670|2}} at [[Deptford Dockyard]] in 1670.<ref name="colledge" />
The ''Loyal London'' was partially destroyed by a fire on 13 June 1667, during the Dutch raid on Chatham.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p160" /><ref name="colledge" /> The ''Loyal London'' was rebuilt as the 96-gun [[First rate]] {{HMS|London|1670|2}} at [[Deptford Dockyard]] in 1670.<ref name="colledge" />


==Notes==
==Notes==
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*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.
*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 & Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-040-6.
*Colledge, J.J. (1987) ''Ships of the Royal Navy Volume I: The complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy from the fifteenth century to the present.'' ISBN 0-947898-75-1.
*Colledge, J.J. (1987) ''Ships of the Royal Navy Volume I: The complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy from the fifteenth century to the present.'' ISBN 0-947898-75-1.
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Revision as of 19:19, 11 January 2011

History
Royal Navy EnsignEngland
NameHMS Loyal London
OrderedApril 1665
BuilderJohn Taylor, Deptford Dockyard
Launched10 June 1666
Commissioned16 July 1666
FateBurnt, 1667
General characteristics [1]
Class and type80-gun Second rate ship of the line (note Colledge wrongly records her as being an 96-gun First rate, confusing her with the ship built in 1670.
Tons burthen1236 tons
Length127 ft (39 m) (keel)
Beam41 ft 9+12 in (12.7 m)
Depth of hold17 ft (5.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament80 guns of various weights of shot[2]

HMS Loyal London was an 80-gun Second rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched on 10 June 1666 at Deptford Dockyard with a burthen of 1,236 tons.[2]

The Loyal London was partially destroyed by a fire on 13 June 1667, during the Dutch raid on Chatham.[1][2] The Loyal London was rebuilt as the 96-gun First rate London at Deptford Dockyard in 1670.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p160.
  2. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference colledge was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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 & Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-040-6.
  • Colledge, J.J. (1987) Ships of the Royal Navy Volume I: The complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy from the fifteenth century to the present. ISBN 0-947898-75-1.