&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:The_Building_of_the_Loyal_London,_by_Frank_Henry_Mason.jpg) The building of the Loyal London, by Frank Henry Mason
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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 [1] | |
| Class and type | 80-gun second-rate ship of the line[Note 1] |
| 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, four demi-cannon, 26 culverins and 28 demi-culverins; in July 1666 this was raised to 92 guns, comprising seven cannon-of-seven, 19 demi-cannon, 28 culverins, 26 12-pounders and 12 demi-culverins.
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Loyal London was destroyed by fire on 14 June 1667, during the Dutch Raid on the Medway.[1] 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.[2]
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