HMS Kingfisher (1675)
Painting signed by Peter Monamy, and dated 1734, which was probably intended to depict Kingfisher's fight with seven Algerines | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Kingfisher |
| Builder | Phineas Pett III, Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched | 1675 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1728 |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Class & type | 46-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 663 (bm) |
| Length | 110 ft (34 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 33 ft 8 in (10.26 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 46 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1699 rebuild | |
| Class & type | 46-54-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 691 (bm) |
| Length | 125 ft 8 in (38.30 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 34 ft 4+1⁄2 in (10.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 46-54 guns of various weights of shot |
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Kingfisher was a 46-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Phineas Pett III at Woolwich Dockyard and launched in 1675. She was specially designed to counter the attacks of Algerine corsairs, or pirates, in the Mediterranean by masquerading as a merchantman, which she achieved by hiding her armament behind false bulkheads. She also was provided with various means of changing her appearance.