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''Newbury'' was a 52-gun third rate
The history of HMS Newbury
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''Newbury'' was a 52-gun third rate frigate
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built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Limehouse, and launched in 1654. She was named for the Parliamentarian victories at the two battles of Newbury.
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in 1660, she was renamed HMS ''Revenge''. She spent some time carrying the flag of the senior captain of Prince Rupert
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's white (van) squadron
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, commanded by Robert Holmes. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 62 guns, though she was condemned in 1678, and presumably broken up.
Citations
References
*Lavery, Brian (2003) ''The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850.'' Conway Maritime Press. .External links
The history of HMS Newbury
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