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HMS Windsor Castle (1679)

Ship Career
Class and type90-gun second rate ship of the line
Ship nameHMS Windsor Castle
Ordered5 May 1677
BuilderThomas Shish, Woolwich Dockyard
Launched4 March 1679
Commissioned1690
FateWrecked, 28 April 1693
General characteristics
Tons burthen1325 LT
Length125 ft 7 in (keel)
Beam44 ft 6.5 in
Depth of hold18 ft 3 in
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament90 guns of various weights of shot

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HMS Windsor Castle' was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, built by Thomas Shish at Woolwich Dockyard, and launched in 1679.

Windsor Castle commissioned in 1690 under Captain George Churchill and took part in the Battle of Beachy Head on 30 June 1690. In 1692 she was under the command of Captain Peregrine Osborne, and took part in the Battle of Barfleur on 19-24 May 1692. In 1693 she was commanded by Captain John Munden, but was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands in April 1693.

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