HMS Dartmouth

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The Dartnouth was a fifth-rate warship of the Commonwealth of England's naval forces, one of six such ships ordered on 28 December 1654, all six from the state dockyards. She was built by Master Shipwright John Tippetts at Portsmouth Dockyard, and was launched on 22 September 1655 as a 22-gun fifth rate. She cost £1.693-5-od to build (or £6.10.0d per ton for a total of 26012 tons bm. She was named Dartmouth to commemorate the capture of that town by Parliamentary forces under Thomas Fairfax in January 1646.

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shipwreckfifth-rate frigateHMNB Portsmouth, Royal NavyCommonwealth of England

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    HMS Dartmouth (1655)HMS Dartmouth (1655)
    The Mountjoy at the boomThe Mountjoy at the boom
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      TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
      eventarmed conflict1646Battle of LagganmoreKingdom of England, battleWikidata
      sitebunkerOban Royal Observer Corps Group HeadquartersRoyal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps, bunkerWikidata
      sitecastleGlenborrodale Castlecastle, villaWikidata
      sitecastle1201Duart CastlecastleWikidata
      sitecastle1300Dunollie Castlearchaeological site, castleWikidata
      sitecastle1320Castle Stalkertower house, castleWikidata
      sitecastle1582Gylen Castletower houseWikidata
      sitecastle1601Barcaldine Castletower houseWikidata
      sitemuseum1996Oban War and Peace Museumindependent museum, military museumWikidata
      siteshipwreckHMS Barcombeboom defence vessel, Bar-class boom defence vessel, shipwreckWikidata
      siteshipwreckHMS Dartmouthfifth-rate frigate, shipwreckWikidata
      siteshipwreckHMS Helen Wilsonshipwreck, shipWikidata
      commonsimageHMS Dartmouth (1655) Commons
      commonsimageThe Mountjoy at the boom Commons
      commonsimageLifting the Siege (32222487617) Commons
      commonsimageHMS Dartmouth Bell Commons