HMS Sedgemoor (1687)
| History | |
|---|---|
| England | |
| Name | HMS Sedgemoor |
| Namesake | Battle of Sedgemoor 1685 |
| Ordered | 6 January 1683 |
| Builder | Robert Lee, Chatham Dockyard |
| Launched | May 1687 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 2 January 1689 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 692 tons |
| Length | 123 ft (37.5 m) (on the gundeck) 109 ft 4 in (33.3 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 34 ft 6 in (10.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 7 in (4.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS Sedgemoor was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched at Chatham Dockyard in May 1687. She was named to commemorate the King's victory over the Monmouth Rebellion at the Battle of Sedgemoor in July 1685. One of only three 50-gun ships to be built during James II's brief reign (all three completed with an unusual "square tuck" stern), she was first commissioned on 5 May 1687 under Captain David Lloyd, who was still in command (although actually ashore in Dover) when she was wrecked twenty months later.