HMS St David (1667)
HMS St David was a 54-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched in 1667 at Lydney.
‘St David’, 54-gun fourth-rate, built 1667, sunk 1689. Only the foremost gun deck port is shown. (Willem van de Velde, 1675) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| England | |
| Name | HMS St David |
| Builder | Furzer, Lydney |
| Launched | 1667 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 11th Nov. 1689 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 54-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 685 tons |
| Length | 107 ft (33 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 34 ft 9 in (10.59 m) |
| Depth of hold | 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 54 guns of various weights of shot |
She foundered in Portsmouth Harbour in 1689 and was raised in 1691 under the supervision of Edmund Dummer, Surveyor of the Navy.
The ship was later hulked and finally sold in 1713.
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