HMS Crown (1654) facts for kids

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Commonwealth of England
Name	Taunton
Builder	Castle, Rotherhithe
Launched	1654
Kingdom of England
Renamed	HMS Crown, 1660
Great Britain
Fate	Wrecked, 1719
General characteristics as built
Class and type	Fourth-rate frigate
Length	104 ft (31.7 m) (keel)
Beam	31 ft 8 in (9.7 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft (4.0 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	40 guns (1660); 48 guns (1677)
General characteristics after 1704 rebuild
Class and type	46-54-gun fourth-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	652
Length	126 ft 8 in (38.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam	34 ft 5.5 in (10.5 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 6 in (4.1 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	46-54 guns of various weights of shot

The Taunton was a 40-gun fourth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy, originally built for the Royal Navy by William Castle at Rotherhithe, and launched in 1654.

After the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, her name was changed to HMS Crown. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 48 guns.

On 14 March 1674, Crown, captained by Richard Carter, along with HMS Newcastle and HMS Cambridge captured the Dutch East Indiaman Wapen van Rotterdam in the Battle of Ronas Voe, as part of the Third Anglo-Dutch War.

In 1704, Crown underwent a rebuild at Deptford Dockyard, from where she was relaunched as a fourth-rate ship of the line of between 46 and 54 guns.

Crown was wrecked in 1719.