HMS Royal Anne Galley

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Royal Anne and HMS Anne Galley.

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Royal Anne Galley
NamesakeAnne, Queen of Great Britain
BuilderWoolwich Dockyard
Launched1709
Completed1709
FateWrecked on 10 November 1721
General characteristics
Class & typefifth-rate frigate
Tonnage511bm
Length38.7 metres (127 ft 0 in)
Beam6.4 metres (21 ft 0 in)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Crew182
NotesCaptain Francis Willis

HMS Royal Anne Galley was a 42-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She ran aground and was wrecked during a gale off Lizard Point, Cornwall, while she was travelling to the West Indies. The wreck is a Protected Wreck managed by Historic England.

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