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HMS Fairfax (1653)
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HMS Fairfax was a 52-gun third rate frigate, built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England
Commonwealth of England
The Commonwealth of England was the republic which ruled first England, and then Ireland and Scotland from 1649 to 1660. Between 1653–1659 it was known as the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland...
by John Taylor at Chatham and launched in 1653. She retained her name after the Restoration in 1660.
Fairfax was wrecked in 1682.