HMS London (1670)

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

This painting is thought to be of the London after her 1679 rebuild, taken from a sketch attributed to Thomas Phillips
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS London
Builder	Christopher Pett and Jonas Shish, Deptford Dockyard
Launched	25 July 1670
Honours and awards	Battle of Texel 21 August 1673
Fate	Broken up, 1747
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type	96-gun first-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1328 tons
Length	129 ft (39 m) (keel)
Beam	44 ft (13 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft (5.8 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	96 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1706 rebuild[2]
Class and type	100-gun first-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1685 tons
Length	168 ft (51 m) (gundeck)
Beam	48 ft (15 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft 2 in (5.84 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	100 guns of various weights of shot

HMS London was a 96-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Christopher Pett at Deptford Dockyard until his death in March 1668, and completed by Jonas Shish and launched in 1670.[1]

She was rebuilt at Chatham Dockyard in 1706 as a 100-gun first rate. In 1721 London was enlarged slightly, giving her a tonnage of 1711 bm. She was broken up in 1747.[2]

Notes

1. Lavery, Ships of the Line Vol. 1, p. 161.
2. Lavery, Ships of the Line Vol. 1, p. 165.

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 and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-040-6.

External links

• Media related to HMS London (ship, 1670) at Wikimedia Commons