HMS Montagu (1660)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Montague.

History
Great Britain
Name	Lyme
Namesake	Siege of Lyme Regis Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton
Builder	John Tippetts, Portsmouth
Launched	1654
Renamed	HMS Montagu, 1660
Fate	Broken up, 1749
General characteristics as built
Class and type	Speaker-class frigate
Tons burthen	764 bm
Length	117 ft (35.7 m) (keel)
Beam	35 ft 2 in (10.7 m)
Depth of hold	15 ft (4.6 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	52 guns (at launch); 62 guns (1677)
General characteristics after 1698 rebuild
Class and type	60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	905 bm
Length	143 ft 10 in (43.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam	37 ft 8 in (11.5 m)
Depth of hold	15 ft 4 in (4.7 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	60 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1716 rebuild
Class and type	1706 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	920 bm
Length	144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam	38 ft (11.6 m)
Depth of hold	15 ft 8 in (4.8 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	60 guns: Gundeck: 24 × 24 pdrs Upper gundeck: 26 × 9 pdrs Quarterdeck: 8 × 6 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

Lyme was a 52-gun third rate Speaker-class frigate built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Portsmouth, and launched in 1654.

After the Restoration in 1660 she was renamed HMS Montagu in honour of Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton, who died in 1644 after being imprisoned for supporting King Charles I. She was widened in 1675 and underwent her first rebuild in 1698 at Woolwich Dockyard as a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line. Her second rebuild took place at Portsmouth Dockyard, from where she was relaunched on 26 July 1716 as a 60-gun fourth rate to the 1706 Establishment.

The Montagu was broken up in 1749.

References

• Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.