HMS Windsor Castle (1679)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Windsor Castle.

HMS Windsor Castle was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, built by Thomas Shish at Woolwich Dockyard, and launched in 1679.^[1]

History
England
Name	HMS Windsor Castle
Ordered	5 May 1677
Builder	Thomas Shish, Woolwich Dockyard
Launched	4 March 1679
Commissioned	1690
Fate	Wrecked, 28 April 1693
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	90-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1325 bm
Length	125 ft 7 in (38.3 m) (keel)
Beam	44 ft 6.5 in (13.6 m)
Depth of hold	18 ft 3 in (5.6 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	90 guns of various weights of shot

Windsor Castle commissioned in 1690 under Captain George Churchill and took part in the Battle of Beachy Head on 30 June 1690. In 1692 she was under the command of Captain Peregrine Osborne, and took part in the Battle of Barfleur on 19–24 May 1692. In 1693 she was commanded by Captain John Munden, but was wrecked on Goodwin Sands on 28 April 1693.^[1]

Notes

1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p162.

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.
• Winfield, Rif (2009) British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-040-6.