HMS Rupert (1666)

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Rupert
BuilderAnthony Deane, Harwich Dockyard
Launched26 January 1666
FateBroken up, 1769
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type64-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen791 tons
Length119 ft (36 m) (keel)
Beam36 ft 3 in (11.05 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 1 in (5.21 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement320 (later 400)
Armament64 guns as built, comprising 22 demi-cannon, 28 culverins and 14 demi-culverins
General characteristics after 1703 rebuild[2]
Class and type66-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen930 tons
Length143 ft 4 in (43.69 m) (gundeck)
Beam38 ft 4 in (11.68 m)
Depth of hold15 ft 2 in (4.62 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament66 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1740 rebuild[3]
Class and type1733 proposals 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1070 tons
Length144 ft (44 m) (gundeck)
Beam41 ft 5 in (12.62 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 11 in (5.16 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 60 guns:
  • Gundeck: 24 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 9 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

HMS Rupert was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Harwich Dockyard on 26 January 1666 and broken up in 1769.

  1. ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p160.
  2. ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p167.
  3. ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p171.

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