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Kentish433
Nominal Guns46B028
NationalityGreat BritainB028
OperatorThe Royal NavyB028
Ordered1652/04/01B028
Named1652/11/06B135
Launched1652/11B028
How acquiredPurpose builtB028
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard B028
ConstructorHenry Johnson B028
CategoryFourth RateB028
Ship TypeShip B028
Wrecked1672/10/15B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB022
Length of Keel107' 0"Imperial Feet32.6136
Breadth32' 6"Imperial Feet9.906
Depth in Hold13' 6"Imperial Feet4.1148
Burthen601 1594Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel107' 0"Imperial Feet32.6136
Breadth32' 6"Imperial Feet9.906
Depth in Hold13' 6"Imperial Feet4.1148
Draught Aft16' 0"Imperial Feet4.8768
Burthen601 1594Tons BM 

Armament

1666Broadside Weight = 299 Imperial Pound ( 135.5966 kg) B022
Lower Gun Deck22British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck20British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck4British Saker
1666Broadside Weight = 328 Imperial Pound ( 148.7481 kg) BWAS-1603
Gun Deck2British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck22British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck4British Saker
Gun Deck20British Culverin
Gun Deck2British 6-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1660150BWAS-1603
1666170EstablishmentB022
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
16531653/10CaptainJacob ReynoldsBWAS-1603
1653/101655CaptainEdward WitheridgeBWAS-1603
16561656CaptainJames AblesonBWAS-1603
16561660CaptainWilloughby HannamBWAS-1603
1663/04/011664/05/21CaptainThomas TeddemanW031
1664/05/221664/06/13CaptainBenjamin GilpinBWAS-1603
1664/06/141664/10/03CaptainSir John KempthorneB051
1664/10/041666/06/14CaptainThomas EwensB051
1666/06/071668/01/20CaptainJohn SilverB051
1668UnknownCaptainJohn BlakeB051
1668/06/051668/08/03CaptainJohn HolmesBWAS-1603
16691669CaptainJohn PerrymanB051
1670/04/021671/08/28CaptainSir Roger StricklandB051
1672/08/011672/10/15CaptainJohn WoodBWAS-1603
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
16631663LieutenantThomas DarcyB051
1664UnknownLieutenantRobert GilbyB051
16661666LieutenantBenjamin SymondsB051
Service History
DateEvent Source
1653Completed at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £3906.10.0dBWAS-1603
1653/02/18Present at the Battle of Portland 
1653/06/02Present at the Battle of the Gabbard 
1653/10At Chatham for the Winter of 1653/54BWAS-1603
1654Sailed with Robert Blake for the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1655/04/04Present at the Battle of Porto Farina 
1656/07In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1658/01At TunisBWAS-1603
1660In the DownsBWAS-1603
1660Re-classed as a 40 gunner 
1660/06Renamed KentBWAS-1603
1665/06/03Present at the Battle of Lowestoft 
1666Re-classed as a 46 gunner 
1666/06/01Present at the Four Days Battle 
1666/07/25Present at the St James Day Battle 
1672/10/15Bilged on the Lemon and Ower sandbank off Great Yarmouth and broken upBWAS-1603

Fleets
FromUntilFleetFleet CommanderSource
16591659British Baltic Fleet 1659Lord Edward Montagu
Notes on Ship
Gun lists 
The two gun lists show the Establishment (from the 50 gun Ship) and Actual (from British Warships 1603-1714)
 
Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume IJ. J. ColledgeBook
B135 NRS Vol 030 - The First Dutch War - Vol IIIAndersonDigital Book
B022 The 50-Gun ShipRif WinfieldBook
BWAS-1603 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714Rif WinfieldBook
W031 Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyOxford University PressWeb Site
B051 Biographia Navalis - Volume IJohn CharnockBook
 
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