English ship Laurel (1651)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Laurel.
Laurel was a 48-gun fourth-rate of the navy of the Commonwealth of England. She participated in almost all major Fleet Actions of the First Anglo-Dutch War. She was an active participant in the battles of Kentish Knock, Dungeness, Portland, The Gabbard and Scheveningen. She went to the west Indies with Admiral William Penn. She was wrecked in May 1657.[1]
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Name | Laurel |
Ordered | 5 February 1651 |
Builder | Portsmouth Dockyard |
Launched | 1651 |
Commissioned | 1651 |
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Fate | Wrecked 30 May 1657 |
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Class and type | 46-gun Fourth-rate |
Tons burthen | 489+0ā94 tons bm |
Length | 103 ft 0 in (31.4 m) Keel for tonnage |
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Depth of hold | 15 ft 0 in (4.6 m) |
Sail plan | ship-rigged |
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Laurel was the first named vessel in the English and Royal Navy.[2]