''Dunbar'' was a 64-gun

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ship of the line of the

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, originally built for the navy of the

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, and launched in 1656. Renamed HMS ''Henry'' in 1660, she served until 1682, when she was lost in an accidental fire.

Description

The

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was long, with a beam of and a depth of . Rated at 1,082 tons builder's old measurement, she was equipped with 64 guns. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 82 guns.Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p. 160.

Service

''Dunbar'' was built by Callis at

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in 1656 for the Commonwealth Navy. After the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, she was renamed HMS ''Henry''. In 1661/1662 HMS ''Henry'' was the flagship of Admiral

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taking the Earl of Peterborough and the first troops of the new Garrison to occupy English Tangier, returning to England accompanying the

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and the new Queen

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.Harris (1912) p. 208 HMS ''Henry'' was severely damaged in the

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of 1–4 June 1666.Fox (2018) pp. 215-18 On 13 June 1667, during the

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, HMS ''Henry'' was driven ashore at

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.Coles Finch, 1929, p. 90 She was accidentally burnt in 1682.

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