| Kentish | 433 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 46 | B028 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | B028 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | B028 | |
| Ordered | 1652/04/01 | B028 | |
| Named | 1652/11/06 | B135 | |
| Launched | 1652/11 | B028 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | B028 | |
| Shipyard | Deptford Dockyard | B028 | |
| Constructor | Henry Johnson | B028 | |
| Category | Fourth Rate | B028 | |
| Ship Type | Ship | B028 | |
| Wrecked | 1672/10/15 | B028 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | B022 |
| Length of Keel | 107' 0" | Imperial Feet | 32.6136 | Breadth | 32' 6" | Imperial Feet | 9.906 | Depth in Hold | 13' 6" | Imperial Feet | 4.1148 | Burthen | 601 15⁄94 | Tons BM |
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1603 |
| Length of Keel | 107' 0" | Imperial Feet | 32.6136 | Breadth | 32' 6" | Imperial Feet | 9.906 | Depth in Hold | 13' 6" | Imperial Feet | 4.1148 | Draught Aft | 16' 0" | Imperial Feet | 4.8768 | Burthen | 601 15⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1666 | Broadside Weight = 299 Imperial Pound ( 135.5966 kg) | B022 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 22 | British Culverin | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 20 | British Demi-Culverin | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British Saker | ||
| 1666 | Broadside Weight = 328 Imperial Pound ( 148.7481 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Gun Deck | 2 | British Demi-Cannon | ||
| Gun Deck | 22 | British Demi-Culverin | ||
| Gun Deck | 4 | British Saker | ||
| Gun Deck | 20 | British Culverin | ||
| Gun Deck | 2 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1660 | 150 | BWAS-1603 | |
| 1666 | 170 | Establishment | B022 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1653 | 1653/10 | Captain | Jacob Reynolds | BWAS-1603 |
| 1653/10 | 1655 | Captain | Edward Witheridge | BWAS-1603 |
| 1656 | 1656 | Captain | James Ableson | BWAS-1603 |
| 1656 | 1660 | Captain | Willoughby Hannam | BWAS-1603 |
| 1663/04/01 | 1664/05/21 | Captain | Thomas Teddeman | W031 |
| 1664/05/22 | 1664/06/13 | Captain | Benjamin Gilpin | BWAS-1603 |
| 1664/06/14 | 1664/10/03 | Captain | Sir John Kempthorne | B051 |
| 1664/10/04 | 1666/06/14 | Captain | Thomas Ewens | B051 |
| 1666/06/07 | 1668/01/20 | Captain | John Silver† | B051 |
| 1668 | Unknown | Captain | John Blake | B051 |
| 1668/06/05 | 1668/08/03 | Captain | John Holmes | BWAS-1603 |
| 1669 | 1669 | Captain | John Perryman | B051 |
| 1670/04/02 | 1671/08/28 | Captain | Sir Roger Strickland | B051 |
| 1672/08/01 | 1672/10/15 | Captain | John Wood | BWAS-1603 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1663 | 1663 | Lieutenant | Thomas Darcy | B051 |
| 1664 | Unknown | Lieutenant | Robert Gilby | B051 |
| 1666 | 1666 | Lieutenant | Benjamin Symonds | B051 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1653 | Completed at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £3906.10.0d | BWAS-1603 |
| 1653/02/18 | Present at the Battle of Portland | |
| 1653/06/02 | Present at the Battle of the Gabbard | |
| 1653/10 | At Chatham for the Winter of 1653/54 | BWAS-1603 |
| 1654 | Sailed with Robert Blake for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1603 |
| 1655/04/04 | Present at the Battle of Porto Farina | |
| 1656/07 | In the Channel | BWAS-1603 |
| 1658/01 | At Tunis | BWAS-1603 |
| 1660 | In the Downs | BWAS-1603 |
| 1660 | Re-classed as a 40 gunner | |
| 1660/06 | Renamed Kent | BWAS-1603 |
| 1665/06/03 | Present at the Battle of Lowestoft | |
| 1666 | Re-classed as a 46 gunner | |
| 1666/06/01 | Present at the Four Days Battle | |
| 1666/07/25 | Present at the St James Day Battle | |
| 1672/10/15 | Bilged on the Lemon and Ower sandbank off Great Yarmouth and broken up | BWAS-1603 |
| Fleets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Fleet | Fleet Commander | Source | 1659 | 1659 | British Baltic Fleet 1659 | Lord 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| B028 | Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I | J. J. Colledge | Book |
| B135 | NRS Vol 030 - The First Dutch War - Vol III | Anderson | Digital Book |
| B022 | The 50-Gun Ship | Rif Winfield | Book |
| BWAS-1603 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| W031 | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | Oxford University Press | Web Site |
| B051 | Biographia Navalis - Volume I | John Charnock | Book |