&sq=&lang=&file=File:The_%27Fairfax%27,_%27Assurance%27,_%27Tiger%27_and_%27Elizabeth%27_RMG_BHC3334.jpg) The Fairfax (at the forefront), with Elizabeth astern of her, and Assurance or Tiger to their left, a painting attributed to Isaac Sailmaker
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| History | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:English_Red_Ensign_1620.svg){kind=small} Commonwealth of England | |
| Name | Elizabeth |
| Builder | Peter Pett I, Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched | 1647 |
| Commissioned | 1648 |
| Kingdom of England | |
| Name | Elizabeth |
| Acquired | May 1660 |
| Honours and awards | Orfordness 1666 |
| Fate | Burnt in action with Dutch 5 June 1667 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 38-gun fourth rate |
| Tons burthen | 475+15⁄94 bm |
| Length | 101 ft 6 in (30.9 m) keel for tonnage |
| Beam | 29 ft 8 in (9.0 m) |
| Depth of hold | 14 ft 10 in (4.5 m) |
| Sail plan | ship-rigged |
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Elizabeth was a 38-gun fourth rate vessel of the Kingdom of England, Her initial commission was in the Parliamentary Naval Force during the English Civil War. During the Anglo-Dutch War she missed all the major Fleet actions. During the Second Anglo-Dutch War she participated in the St James Day Fight. She was burnt by the Dutch off Virginia in March 1667.[1]
Elizabeth was the second named vessel since it was used for a 16-gun vessel, in service 1577 to 1588.[2]