References
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1666
1667
- Mar
Rubis
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Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
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Terry Foreman • Link
HMS Ruby was a 66 gun third rate ship of the line, originally the French ship Rubis. She was captured in 1666, hulked after sustaining storm damage in 1682 and broken up in 1685. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_…
Second Reading
Terry Foreman • Link
Of the Rubis, according to Hosier's letter to Pepys (20 September) , she had '50 Bras Guns' ; Allin reporte 40 out of a total armament of 54. For the loss of the Prince on the Galloper sands, see https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/… and https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/…