- HMS Mordaunt (1681)
HMS "Mordaunt" was a 46-gun
fourth rate ship of the line of the EnglishRoyal Navy , launched atDeptford in 1681. She had been privately built, and was purchased into the navy in 1683. She has been the only ship of the Navy to be named "Mordaunt", after the surname of numerous holders of the title of theEarl of Peterborough .She was commanded from 4 September 1688 by John Tyrell, and on 4 October 1689 she was part of a fleet that fought an engagement with 12 French warships.
"Mordaunt" became stranded in 1693, and was lost.
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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.
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