HMS Happy Return (1654)
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The English ship Winsby (renamed HMS Happy Return in 1660) was a 44-gun fourth-rate frigate, built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Great Yarmouth, and launched in February 1654.[1] Winsby was named for the Parliamentarian victory at the Battle of Winceby (1643).
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A freely and accurately made drawing of HMS Happy Return by Willem van de Velde the Elder or his son of the same name, Royal Museums Greenwich | |
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Commonwealth of England | |
Name | Winsby |
Ordered | 27 December 1652 |
Builder | Edmund Edgar, Yarmouth |
Launched | 21 February 1654 |
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England | |
Renamed | HMS Happy Return, 1660 |
Captured | 1691, by the French |
France | |
Acquired | 1691 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Fourth-rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 605 |
Length | 104 ft (31.7 m) (keel) |
Beam | 33 ft 2 in (10.1 m) |
Draught | 17 ft 0 in (5.2 m) |
Depth of hold | 13 ft 2 in (4.0 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 44 guns (1660); 54 guns (1677) |
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After the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, Winsby was renamed, as her original name was incompatible with the restored Stuart monarchy.