&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:HMS_Mary_Rose,_Monamy.jpg) Painting signed by Peter Monamy, and dated 1734, which was probably intended to depict Kingfisher's fight with seven Algerines
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| History | |
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| Name | Kingfisher |
| Builder | Phineas Pett III, Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched | 1675 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1728 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type | 46-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 663 (bm) |
| Length | 110 ft (34 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 33 ft 8 in (10.26 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 46 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1699 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type | 46-54-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 691 (bm) |
| Length | 125 ft 8 in (38.30 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 34 ft 4+1⁄2 in (10.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 46-54 guns of various weights of shot |
Kingfisher was a 46-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Phineas Pett III at Woolwich Dockyard and launched in 1675.[1] She was specially designed to counter the attacks of Algerine corsairs, or pirates, in the Mediterranean by masquerading as a merchantman, which she achieved by hiding her armament behind false bulkheads. She also was provided with various means of changing her appearance.