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Woolwich139
Nominal Guns54B028
NationalityGreat BritainB028
OperatorThe Royal NavyB028
Ordered1672/09/11B022
Launched1675/08/26B022
How acquiredPurpose builtB022
ShipyardWoolwich Dockyard B028
Ship ClassOxford ClassB028
ConstructorPhineus Pett B065
CategoryFourth RateB028
Ship TypeShip of the Line B028
Broken Up to Rebuild1702B028
Becomes British fourth rate ship of the line 'Woolwich' (1702) B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Keel112' 0"Imperial Feet34.1376
Breadth35' 9"Imperial Feet10.8966
Depth in Hold15' 0"Imperial Feet4.572
Burthen761Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Length of Gundeck138' 6"Imperial Feet42.2148
Breadth35' 6"Imperial Feet10.8204
Burthen741Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB022
Length of Gundeck138' 3"Imperial Feet42.1386
Length of Keel110' 0"Imperial Feet33.528
Breadth35' 7"Imperial Feet10.8458
Depth in Hold15' 0"Imperial Feet4.572
Burthen740 8094Imperial Feet18.8176
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck138' 3"Imperial Feet42.1386
Length of Keel110' 0"Imperial Feet33.528
Breadth35' 7"Imperial Feet10.8458
Depth in Hold15' 0"Imperial Feet4.572
Draught Aft16' 4"Imperial Feet4.9784
Burthen740 8094Imperial Feet18.8176

Armament

1677Broadside Weight = 379.5 Imperial Pound ( 172.1035 kg) B022
Lower Gun Deck22British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22British 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck10British Saker
1685Broadside Weight = 379.5 Imperial Pound ( 172.1035 kg) B022
Lower Gun Deck22British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22British 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck10British Saker
1688Broadside Weight = 342 Imperial Pound ( 155.0972 kg) BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck20British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20British 8-Pound Saker
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8British Saker
1694Broadside Weight = 377 Imperial Pound ( 170.9698 kg) B065
Lower Gun Deck22British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20British 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck12British Saker
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1689185Establishment for peaceB032
1689240Establishment for war at homeB032
1689280Establishment for war abroadB032
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1677/04/091687/03/26CaptainSir John ErnleBWAS-1603
1678/06/121682/02/17CaptainAndrew MichellB051
1679/10/211681/01CaptainJohn WetwangB051
16811682/04/18CaptainAnthony SmithB051
1682/04/181683/04/13CaptainWilliam HoldenB051
1683/04/141685/04/29CaptainThomas FoulerBWAS-1603
1688/10/011689CaptainAnthony HastingsB051
16891689/07CaptainRalph SaundersonTRN2
1689/071691CaptainJames GotherBWAS-1603
16911691CaptainRichard KempthorneBWAS-1603
16931694CaptainChristopher MyngsBWAS-1603
16941694CaptainThomas HamiltonBWAS-1603
1695/121696/04CaptainCharles WagerBWAS-1603
1696/041697CaptainRobert StapletonBWAS-1603
16971697CaptainThomas LiellBWAS-1603
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1677/04/09UnknownLieutenantWilliam AnguishB051
1678/04/121679/07/09CaptainRichard DickensonBWAS-1603
1679/11/04UnknownLieutenantThomas MarshallB051
1683/04/17UnknownLieutenantFrancis WyvellB051
1688/10/051688/12/15LieutenantWilliam TalmarshB051
Service History
DateEvent Source
1677/04/09Commissioned for the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1681/01Paid offBWAS-1603
1683In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1688/10With Dartmouth's fleet, taking two of William of Orange's shipsBWAS-1603
1689/05/01Present at the Battle of Bantry Bay 
1690/06/30Present at the Battle of Beachy Head 
1692/05/19Present at the Battle of Barfleur 
1693/06With Rooke's fleet at the defence of the Smyrna convoyBWAS-1603
1694Off the OrkneysBWAS-1603
1697At BlackstakesBWAS-1603
1702Rebuilt at WoolwichBWAS-1603

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume IJ. J. ColledgeBook
B022 The 50-Gun ShipRif WinfieldBook
B065 The Ship of the Line Vol IBrian LaveryBook
BWAS-1603 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714Rif WinfieldBook
B032 The Fighting Ship in the Royal Navy 897-1984E. H. H. ArchibaldBook
B051 Biographia Navalis - Volume IIJohn CharnockBook
B051 Biographia Navalis - Volume IJohn CharnockBook
TRN2 The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol IIWilliam Laid ClowesDigital Book
 
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