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English ship Elizabeth (1647)

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Name
  
Elizabeth

Fate
  
Burnt, 1667

Launched
  
1647

Builder
  
Peter Pett I, Deptford

Tons burthen
  
474

Class and type
  
38-gun fourth rate frigate

Length
  
101 ft 6 in (30.9 m) (keel)

Elizabeth was a 38-gun fourth rate frigate of the English Royal Navy, built by Peter Pett I at Deptford Dockyard and launched in 1647, she joined the Parliamentary Navy. The term 'frigate' during the period of this ship referred to a method of construction, rather than a role which did not develop until the following century.

Elizabeth was burnt by the Dutch in 1667.

References

English ship Elizabeth (1647) Wikipedia