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Elizabeth194
Nominal Guns70B028
NationalityGreat BritainB028
OperatorThe Royal NavyB028
Ordered1678/03BWAS-1603
Launched1679/03/03BWAS-1603
First Commissioned1680/01/18
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1603
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard B028
Ship Class1677 Programme - 3rd RatesB028
ConstructorWilliam Castle B028
CategoryThird RateB028
Ship TypeShip of the Line B028
Broken Up to Rebuild1703BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Gundeck151' 8"Imperial Feet46.228
Length of Keel137' 6"Imperial Feet41.91
Breadth40' 11 ½"Imperial Feet12.4841
Depth in Hold16' 8 ½"Imperial Feet5.0927
Burthen1,108Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB032
Length of Keel132' 0"Imperial Feet40.2336
Breadth40' 6"Imperial Feet12.3444
Depth in Hold16' 6"Imperial Feet5.0292
Draught Aft18' 6"Imperial Feet5.6388
Burthen1,151Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck151' 8"Imperial Feet46.228
Length of Keel120' 0"Imperial Feet36.576
Breadth41' 0"Imperial Feet12.4968
Depth in Hold16' 8 ½"Imperial Feet5.0927
Draught Aft18' 0"Imperial Feet5.4864
Burthen1,072 9294Tons BM 

Armament

1688Broadside Weight = 588.5 Imperial Pound ( 266.8851 kg) BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck4British Culverin
Lower Gun Deck22British Demi-Cannon
Upper Gun Deck26British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck10British Saker
Forecastle4British Saker
Roundhouse4British 3-Pounder
1694Broadside Weight = 588.5 Imperial Pound ( 266.8851 kg) B065
Gun Deck22British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck26British 12-Pounder
Gun Deck4British 3-Pounder
Gun Deck4British Culverin
Gun Deck14British Saker
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1689380Establishment for war at homeB032
1689460Establishment for war abroadB032
1689300Establishment for peaceB032
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
16881689Rear-AdmiralSir John BerryBWAS-1603
1689/04UnknownAdmiral of the FleetArthur HerbertBWAS-1603
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1680/01/181680/01/26CaptainThomas WilshawBWAS-1603
1688/09/251690CaptainJohn NevilleB051
1689/041690/07CaptainDavid MitchellB051
16901690CaptainHenry PriestmanBWAS-1603
16921692/06CaptainStafford FairborneBWAS-1603
1692/061693CaptainRichard FitzpatrickBWAS-1603
16931693CaptainRobart WilmotB051
16941694CaptainEdward WhitakerBWAS-1603
16951695CaptainJames GreenwayBWAS-1603
16961696CaptainJohn FletcherBWAS-1603
16971697CaptainThomas ShermanBWAS-1603
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1688/09/261689/05LieutenantJames GotherB051
1689/06/011689/09/20Third LieutenantJohn BenbowB051
Service History
DateEvent Source
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 
1692/05/23Present at the Battle of La Hogue 
1693In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1696In the SoundingsBWAS-1603
1697At PortsmouthBWAS-1603

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume IJ. J. ColledgeBook
BWAS-1603 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714Rif WinfieldBook
B065 The Ship of the Line Vol IBrian LaveryBook
B032 The Fighting Ship in the Royal Navy 897-1984E. H. H. ArchibaldBook
B051 Biographia Navalis - Volume IIJohn CharnockBook
 
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