English ship Henrietta Maria (1633)

      Career (England) Royal Navy Ensign
      Name: Henrietta Maria
      Builder: Goddard, Deptford Dockyard
      Launched: 1633
      Renamed: Paragon, 1650
      Fate: Lost, 1655
      General characteristics [1]
      Class & type: 42-gun second rank ship of the line
      Tons burthen: 793
      Length: 110 ft (34 m) (keel)
      Beam: 37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
      Depth of hold: 16 ft 2 12 in (4.9 m)
      Sail plan: Full-rigged ship
      Armament: 42 guns of various weights of shot

      Henrietta Maria was a 42-gun second rank ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched at Deptford Dockyard in 1633.[1]

      In 1650, she was renamed Paragon whilst serving in the navy of the Commonwealth of England. Paragon was lost in 1655.[1]

      Notes

      1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p158.
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      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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