''Bonaventure'' was a middling ship of the

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, built by Andrew Burrell at

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and launched in 1621. ''Bonaventure'' was blown up in action in 1653.

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*Lavery, Brian (2003) ''The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850.'' Conway Maritime Press. . Ships of the English navy Ships built in Deptford 1620s ships {{UK-line-ship-stub