British fourth rate ship 'Adventure' (1646)

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Adventure2898
Nominal Guns32B028
NationalityGreat BritainB028
OperatorThe Royal NavyB028
Ordered1645/12BWAS-1603
Acquired1646B028
ShipyardWoolwich Dockyard B028
ConstructorPeter Pett BWAS-1603
CategoryFourth RateB028
Ship TypeShip B028
Broken Up to Rebuild1691B028
Becomes British fourth rate ship of the line 'Adventure' (1691) B028

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB022
Length of Gundeck116' 2"Imperial Feet35.4076
Length of Keel94' 0"Imperial Feet28.6512
Breadth27' 9"Imperial Feet8.4582
Depth in Hold13' 10"Imperial Feet4.2164
Burthen385 3⁄94Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck116' 2"Imperial Feet35.4076
Length of Keel94' 0"Imperial Feet28.6512
Depth in Hold13' 10"Imperial Feet4.2164
Draught Aft13' 9"Imperial Feet4.191
Burthen385 3⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1666Broadside Weight = 191.5 Imperial Pound ( 86.8456 kg) B022
Lower Gun Deck10British Culverin
Lower Gun Deck8British Demi-Culverin
Upper Gun Deck6British Demi-Culverin
Upper Gun Deck10British Saker
Quarterdeck4British Saker
1677Broadside Weight = 164 Imperial Pound ( 74.3741 kg) B022
Lower Gun Deck22British Demi-Culverin
Upper Gun Deck18British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4British Saker
1682Broadside Weight = 199.5 Imperial Pound ( 90.4734 kg) B022
Lower Gun Deck6British Demi-Culverin
Lower Gun Deck12British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck16British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck6British Saker
1685Broadside Weight = 189 Imperial Pound ( 85.7115 kg) B022
Lower Gun Deck6British Demi-Culverin
Lower Gun Deck12British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck16British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4British 3-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1652150EstablishmentB022
1660120BWAS-1603
1660120EstablishmentB022
1666150EstablishmentB022
1673170BWAS-1603
19001666BWAS-1603
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1646/081648CaptainThomas BeddallW015
16481649CaptainAndrew BallW015
16491649CaptainEdward HallBWAS-1603
16491651/06CaptainAndrew BallW015
1651/061653CaptainRobert WyardBWAS-1603
16531653CaptainRobert NixonW015
1653/071654CaptainPeter FooteBWAS-1603
16541655CaptainRobert SansomW014
16551656CaptainJohn BestBWAS-1603
16571661CaptainValentine TatnellB051
1661/05/201662/12/16CaptainHugh HideBWAS-1714
1664/10/071666/10CaptainBenjamin YoungB051
1666/101667CaptainJohn TorpleyB051
1671/01/011673/03/31CaptainJohn TyrwhittBWAS-1603
1675/03/221677/02/16CaptainRichard RoothBWAS-1603
1678/05/271678/07/22CaptainRichard Tapson†BWAS-1603
1678/07/301683/01/22CaptainWilliam BoothBWAS-1603
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1661UnknownLieutenantSir William JenningsB051
16641665LieutenantVincent PearceB051
16651667LieutenantJohn AshbyB051
Service History
DateEvent Source
1646Commissioned for the Winter Guard of 1646/47 
1647Service with the Western Guard 
1648/03Took an Irish Man of War, called The Angell, bearing Six Guns and about Thirty Men 
1649Cruising in the ChannelW031
1649At the Scilly Isles in the Autumn 
1649Present at the Blockade of Kinsale 
1650In General Blake's fleet to the Tagus in pursuit of Prince Rupert 
1650/03/10Present at the Blockade of the Tagus 
1650/09Returned home 
1651In the North Sea 
1652/04/01Returned from Mediterranean and arrived in the DownsW031
1652/05/19Present at the Battle of Dover 
1653Guarding the East coast Colliers during the winter 
1653/02/18Present at the Battle of Portland 
1653/06/02Present at the Battle of the Gabbard 
1657In the Sound 
1662At Tangier 
1665/06/03Present at the Battle of Lowestoft 
1665/09/03Took the Hired Vessel Ship Vergulde Phoenix in the North Sea 
1666Re-classed as a 38 gunner 
1666/07/25Present at the St James Day Battle 
1666/09/18Took  
1666/09/18Took the Third Rate Ship of the Line Rubis Off Cape Dungeness 
1666/12/20In action against four French vessels 
1666/12/31In action against three Flushing ships 
1672On the return voyage from Newfoundland, and in company with the took a Dutch privateer and her prize, a French merchantman. 
1672/05/28Present at the Battle of Solebay 
1673Re-classed as a 40 gunner 
1673/07In the Soundings 
1675/03/22Commissioned for an expedition against Salee 
1677Re-classed as a 44 gunner 
1678In the Channel 
1680/04Destroyed the near Tangier 
1680/04/11Chased an Algerine vessel, the Orange Tree (28), into Tangier road 
1680/04/11Took the  
1680/04/17Took the Unrated Ship Calabash  
1681/04/09Took the  
1681/04/09Destroyed the BWAS-1603
1681/04/09Took the Unrated Ship Golden Horse  
1685Re-classed as a 40 gunner 
1691Broken up and rebuilt at ChathamBWAS-1603

Fleets
FromUntilFleetFleet CommanderSource
16461646Winter Guard of 1646 
16471648Winter Guard of 1647Thomas Rainsborough
1649/091650Winter Guard of 1649 
1650/02/141652Fleet sent to LisbonRobert Blake
Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume IJ. J. ColledgeBook
BWAS-1603 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714Rif WinfieldBook
B022 The 50-Gun ShipRif WinfieldBook
W015 English Parliamentary JournalsVariousWeb Site
W014 Anglo-Dutch Wars BLOGJames C BenderWeb Site
B051 Biographia Navalis - Volume IJohn CharnockBook
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
W031 Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyOxford University PressWeb Site
 
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