HMS Loyal London (1666)
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 England
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| Name: | Loyal London |
| Ordered: | April 1665 |
| Builder: | John Taylor, Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched: | 10 June 1666 |
| Commissioned: | 16 July 1666 |
| Fate: | Burnt, 1667 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 80-gun second-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,236 (bm) |
| Length: | 127 ft (39 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 41 ft 9 1⁄2 in (12.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: | 80 guns of various weights of shot (later raised to 92 guns) |
Loyal London was an 80-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 10 June 1666 at Deptford Dockyard with a burthen of 1,236 tons. She was established with 80 guns comprising 22 cannon-of-seven, 4 demi-cannon, 26 culverins and 28 demi-culverins; in July 1666 this was raised to 92 guns, comprising 7 cannon-of-seven, 19 demi-cannon, 28 culverins, 26 12-pounders and 12 demi-culverins.
The Loyal London was destroyed by fire on 14 June 1667, during a Dutch raid on Chatham. A quantity of her timbers were salvaged on 15 July, and were transported to Deptford for reuse in construction of the 96-gun first rate London.
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