English ship Merhonour (1590)
Merhonour[Note 2] was a ship of the Tudor navy of England. It was built in 1590 by Mathew Baker at Woolwich Dockyard, and was rebuilt by Phineas Pett I at Woolwich between 1612 and 1615, being relaunched on 6 March 1615 as a 40-gun royal ship.[1] It was then laid up at Chatham, only briefly returning to service in the 1630s. It was nevertheless considered to be one of the fastest ships in the Navy.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 England | |
| Name | Merhonour |
| Builder | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched | 1590 |
| Reinstated | 1615 after rebuilding |
| Fate | Sold, 1650 |
| General characteristics as built [1] | |
| Tons burthen | 692 bm |
| Length | 100 ft (30 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 37 ft (11 m) |
| Depth of hold | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Complement | 400 (by 1603) |
| Armament |
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| General characteristics after 1615 rebuild[Note 1][1] | |
| Class and type | 40-gun royal ship |
| Tons burthen | 865 bm |
| Length | 112 ft (34 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 38 ft 7 in (11.76 m) |
| Depth of hold | 16 ft 5 in (5.00 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 400 |
| Armament |
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Merhonour was sold out of the navy in 1650.[2]
Notes
- Lavery's details are challenged by both Colledge, and Winfield. Both describe a 1590 build date at Woolwich, while Winfield describes in detail the armament and dimensions both as launched and after the 1615 rebuild.
- The 'HMS' prefix was not used until the middle of the eighteenth century, but is sometimes applied retrospectively
Citations
- Winfield. British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1603-1714: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates.
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p158.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- 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 (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1603-1714: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth.
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