- HMS Antelope (1653)
"Preston" was a 40-gun
fourth rate sclass|Elizabeth|frigate|0 frigate of the EnglishRoyal Navy , originally built for the navy of theCommonwealth of England atWoodbridge , and launched in 1653.After
the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, her name was changed to HMS "Antelope". By 1677 her armament had been increased to 48 guns.In 1681 James Story, captain of "Antelope", conducted a
census of the Avalon colony (now Ferryland, Newfoundland) and onSeptember 1 1681 , wrote 'An Account of what fishing Ships, Sack Ships, Planters and Boatkeepers from Trepassey to Bonavista...'"Antelope" was sold out of the navy in 1693.
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