| History | |
|---|---|
 Commonwealth of England | |
| Name | Taunton |
| Builder | Castle, Rotherhithe |
| Launched | 1654 |
| Kingdom of England | |
| Renamed | HMS Crown, 1660 |
 Great Britain | |
| Fate | Wrecked, 1719 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type | Fourth-rate frigate |
| Length | 104 ft (31.7 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 31 ft 8 in (9.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 40 guns (1660); 48 guns (1677) |
| General characteristics after 1704 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type | 46-54-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 652 |
| Length | 126 ft 8 in (38.6 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 34 ft 5.5 in (10.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 6 in (4.1 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 46-54 guns of various weights of shot |
The Taunton was a 40-gun fourth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy, originally built for the Royal Navy by William Castle at Rotherhithe, and launched in 1654.[1]
After the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, her name was changed to HMS Crown. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 48 guns.[1]
On 14 March 1674,[3] Crown, captained by Richard Carter, along with HMS Newcastle and HMS Cambridge captured the Dutch East Indiaman Wapen van Rotterdam in the Battle of Ronas Voe, as part of the Third Anglo-Dutch War.[4]
In 1704, Crown underwent a rebuild at Deptford Dockyard, from where she was relaunched as a fourth-rate ship of the line of between 46 and 54 guns.[2]
Crown was wrecked in 1719.[2]
- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 160.
- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 167.
- ^ "Londen den 3 April" [London on 3 April]. Engelandt. Amsterdamsche Courant (in Dutch). No. 15. 10 April 1674. p. 1. Retrieved 23 March 2019 – via Delpher.
- ^ Bruce 1914, p. 101.