| Bear | 440 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 46 | B022 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | B022 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | B022 | |
| Previously | Dutch hired vessel fluit 'Beer' (1652) | B022 | |
| Captured | 1652/12 | BWAS-1603 | |
| First Commissioned | 1653 | ||
| Shipyard | Unknown | B022 | |
| Category | Fourth Rate | B022 | |
| Ship Type | Ship | B022 | |
| Transfered | 1666 | BWAS-1603 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | B022 |
| Length of Keel | 106' | Imperial Feet | 32.3088 | Breadth | 26' 6" | Imperial Feet | 8.0772 | Depth in Hold | 12' 0" | Imperial Feet | 3.6576 | Burthen | 396 | Tons BM |
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1603 |
| Length of Keel | 106' | Imperial Feet | 32.3088 | Breadth | 26' 6" | Imperial Feet | 8.0772 | Depth in Hold | 12' 0" | Imperial Feet | 3.6576 | Draught Aft | 11' 6" | Imperial Feet | 3.5052 | Burthen | 395 89⁄94 | Tons BM |
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1653/06 | 200 | Establishment? | B022 |
| 1660 | 170 | BWAS-1603 | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1653 | 1653 | Captain | Peter Mootham | W014 |
| 1653 | 1655 | Captain | Francis Kirby | W014 |
| 1655 | 1655 | Captain | Richard Rooth | W014 |
| 1655 | 1657 | Captain | Jeffrey Dare | W014 |
| 1660/06/24 | 1661/09/03 | Captain | John Wilgress | B051 |
| 1664/08/27 | 1665/01/30 | Captain | John Ableson | BWAS-1603 |
| 1665/02/08 | 1665/02/08 | Captain | Edward Leventhorpe† | BWAS-1603 |
| 1665/02/13 | 1665/06/13 | Captain | John Waterworth | BWAS-1603 |
| 1665/06/14 | 1666/01/18 | Captain | John Steward | BWAS-1603 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1660 | Unknown | Lieutenant | Richard Bradford | B051 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1652/12 | One of thirty Dutch prizes lying in the Thames | BWAS-1603 |
| 1652/12/09 | Selected for Naval Service and began fitting out | BWAS-1603 |
| 1653/06/02 | Present at the Battle of the Gabbard | |
| 1653/07/31 | Present at the Battle of Scheveningen | |
| 1660 | Commissioned for Jamaica | BWAS-1603 |
| 1660 | Re-classed as a 42 gunner | |
| 1665/06/03 | Present at the Battle of Lowestoft | |
| 1666/01/18 | Paid off at Woolwich and later given to the Ordinance Board | BWAS-1603 |
| Fleets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Fleet | Fleet Commander | Source | 1654/12/25 | 1655/08/31 | Fleet for the West Indies | William Penn |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| B022 | The 50-Gun Ship | Rif Winfield | Book |
| BWAS-1603 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| W014 | Anglo-Dutch Wars BLOG | James C Bender | Web Site |
| B051 | Biographia Navalis - Volume I | John Charnock | Book |