''James'' was a 48-gun
second rank ship of the line
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of the
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, built by
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at
Deptford Dockyard
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and launched in 1634.
In 1660, at the
Restoration of the English monarchy
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, the 70-gun ''Richard'' was renamed and ''James'' became known as ''Old James''; her armament had by this time been increased to 60 guns.
''Old James'' was sold out of the navy in 1682.
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References
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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 line of the Royal Navy
Ships built in Deptford
1630s ships
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