HMS Royal James (1658)

HMS Royal James (1658)

"Richard" was a 70-gun second rate ship of the line of the navy of the Commonwealth of England, built by the Master Shipwright Christopher Pett at Woolwich Dockyard, and launched in 1658. She was named after Richard Cromwell, to honour his appointment as the Protector in succession to his later father Oliver Cromwell.

After the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, her name was changed to HMS "Royal James", and she was re-registered with the new English Royal Navy, but amended to a First Rate. This involved adding gunports in the waist on the upper deck, where previously she had carried no guns, and consequently her rating was raised to 82 guns. She was present at the raid on the Medway in 1667, where first she was sunk to prevent capture, and then burnt by Dutch fireships.

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*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.

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