HMS Monck (1659)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Monck.

HMS Monck was a 52-gun third rate frigate built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Portsmouth and launched in 1659. She retained her name after the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 60 guns.^[1]

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Monck
Builder	Tippetts, Portsmouth
Launched	1659
Fate	Wrecked, 1720
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type	52-gun third rate frigate
Tons burthen	703 bm
Length	107 ft (32.6 m) (keel)
Beam	35 ft (10.7 m)
Depth of hold	14 ft 6 in (4.4 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	52 guns (at launch); 60 guns (1677)
General characteristics after 1702 rebuild[2]
Class and type	60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	807 bm
Length	137 ft 6.5 in (41.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam	36 ft 5.5 in (11.1 m)
Depth of hold	14 ft 5.25 in (4.4 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	60 guns of various weights of shot

Monck was rebuilt at Greenland South Dockyard,^[3] Rotherhithe in 1702 as a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line. She was wrecked in 1720.^[2]

Notes

1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p159.
2. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p167.
3. Rankin, Stuart (July 2004). Shipyards, Granaries and Wharves, Maritime Rotherhithe, History Walk B. London: Southwark Council. ISBN 0-905849-37-X. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011.

References

• 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.