Worcester was a 48-gun third rate frigate built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Woolwich Dockyard, and launched in 1651.[1]

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameWorcester
Namesake
BuilderBurrell II, Woolwich Dockyard
Launched1651
RenamedHMS Dunkirk, 1660
FateBroken up, 1749
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type48-gun third rate frigate
Tons burthen662 bm
Length112 ft (34.1 m) (keel)
Beam32 ft 8 in (10.0 m)
Depth of hold14 ft (4.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament48 guns (at launch); 60 guns (1677)
General characteristics after 1704 rebuild[2]
Class and type60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen906 bm
Length141 ft 6 in (43.1 m) (gundeck)
Beam38 ft 3 in (11.7 m)
Depth of hold15 ft 7.5 in (4.8 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament60 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1734 rebuild[3]
Class and type1719 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen966 bm
Length144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam39 ft (11.9 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 5 in (5.0 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

After the Restoration in 1660, it was renamed HMS Dunkirk. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 60 guns.[1] In 1704 it underwent a rebuild at Blackwall Yard, relaunching as a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line.[2] On 12 September 1729 Dunkirk was ordered to be taken to pieces at Portsmouth, and rebuilt by Joseph Allin the younger as a 60-gun fourth rate to the 1719 Establishment. It was relaunched on 3 September 1734.[3]

Dunkirk was broken up in 1749.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 159.
  2. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p167.
  3. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p170.

References

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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.