| Winsby | 460 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 44 | B028 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | B028 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | B028 | |
| Ordered | 1652/12/27 | BWAS-1603 | |
| Launched | 1654/02/21 | BWAS-1603 | |
| First Commissioned | 1654/02 | ||
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1603 | |
| Shipyard | Great Yarmouth | B028 | |
| Constructor | Edmund Edgar | BWAS-1603 | |
| Category | Fourth Rate | B028 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | B028 | |
| Captured | 1691/11/04 | B028 | |
| Becomes | French third rate ship of the line 'Heureux Retour' (1691) | B028 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | B022 |
| Length of Keel | 104' 0" | Imperial Feet | 31.6992 | Breadth | 33' 2" | Imperial Feet | 10.1092 | Depth in Hold | 13' 0" | Imperial Feet | 3.9624 | Burthen | 608 49⁄94 | Tons BM |
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1603 |
| Length of Keel | 104' 0" | Imperial Feet | 31.6992 | Breadth | 33' 2" | Imperial Feet | 10.1092 | Depth in Hold | 13' 0" | Imperial Feet | 3.9624 | Draught Aft | 17' 0" | Imperial Feet | 5.1816 | Burthen | 608 49⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1666 | Broadside Weight = 322.5 Imperial Pound ( 146.2539 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 22 | British Culverin | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 24 | British Demi-Culverin | ||
| Quarterdeck | 6 | British Saker | ||
| 1677 | Broadside Weight = 376 Imperial Pound ( 170.5162 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 24 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 22 | British 6-Pound Saker | ||
| Quarterdeck/Forecastle | 8 | British Saker | ||
| 1685 | Broadside Weight = 315 Imperial Pound ( 142.8525 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 22 | British Culverin | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 20 | British Demi-Culverin | ||
| Quarterdeck | 6 | British Demi-Culverin Cutts | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1660 | 160 | BWAS-1603 | |
| 1666 | 190 | BWAS-1603 | |
| 1677 | 280 | BWAS-1603 | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1654 | 1660/09 | Captain | Joseph Ames | BWAS-1603 |
| 1660/09/20 | 1661 | Captain | John Tyrwhitt | B051 |
| 1664/05/31 | 1664/08/16 | Captain | Robert Moulton | BWAS-1603 |
| 1664/10/04 | 1665/08/25 | Captain | James Lambert | BWAS-1603 |
| 1665 | 1665 | Captain | John Hubbard | B051 |
| 1665 | 1666 | Captain | Thomas Harwood | B051 |
| 1665/08/28 | 1666/06/11 | Captain | Henry Cuttance | B051 |
| 1666/06/12 | 1667/10/11 | Captain | Francis Courtnay | BWAS-1714 |
| 1672/06/26 | 1674/04/01 | Captain | John Stansby | BWAS-1603 |
| 1678 | 1678/09 | Captain | Morgan Kempthorne | BWAS-1603 |
| 1678/09/11 | 1679/11/27 | Captain | William Poole | B051 |
| 1681/07/16 | 1684/04/22 | Captain | John Wyborne | B051 |
| 1685/06/20 | 1687/09 | Captain | Thomas Fowler† | BWAS-1603 |
| 1687/09/02 | 1688 | Captain | Benjamin Walters | BWAS-1603 |
| 1689 | 1689/05/06 | Captain | William Gifford | BWAS-1603 |
| 1689/05/07 | 1690 | Captain | William Bokenham | BWAS-1603 |
| 1690 | 1690 | Captain | William Robinson | BWAS-1603 |
| 1691 | 1691/02 | Captain | Thomas Monk | BWAS-1603 |
| 1691/02 | 1691/11/04 | Captain | Peter Pickard | BWAS-1603 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1664 | 1664 | Lieutenant | Richard James | B051 |
| 1664 | 1666 | Lieutenant | Thomas Lamming | B051 |
| 1678/09/11 | 1679/01/13 | First Lieutenant | John George | B051 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1654/02 | Completed at Great Yarmouth at a cost of £3932.10.0d | BWAS-1603 |
| 1657/04/20 | Present at the Battle of Santa Cruz | |
| 1659 | Operations in the Sound | BWAS-1603 |
| 1660 | Renamed Happy Return | B065 |
| 1660/06 | In the North Sea | BWAS-1603 |
| 1665/06/03 | Present at the Battle of Lowestoft | |
| 1665/08/03 | Present at the Battle of Vågen | |
| 1666 | Re-classed as a 52 gunner | |
| 1666/06/01 | Present at the Four Days Battle | |
| 1666/07/25 | Present at the St James Day Battle | |
| 1673/05/28 | Present at the First Battle of Schooneveld | |
| 1673/06/04 | Present at the Second Battle of Schooneveld | |
| 1673/08/11 | Present at the Battle of Texel | |
| 1677 | Re-classed as a 54 gunner | |
| 1679 | In the Mediterranean | BWAS-1603 |
| 1681 | Expedition to Tangier | BWAS-1603 |
| 1685 | In Home water and then the Mediterranean | BWAS-1603 |
| 1685 | Re-classed as a 48 gunner | |
| 1690 | In the Mediterranean | BWAS-1603 |
| 1690/04/22 | Took the privateer Vierge de Grace | BWAS-1603 |
| 1691/02 | Convoy service off Barfleur | BWAS-1603 |
| 1691/11/04 | Captured by French privateers off Dunkirk | BWAS-1603 |
| Fleets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Fleet | Fleet Commander | Source | 1659 | 1659 | British Baltic Fleet 1659 | Lord Edward Montagu |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| B028 | Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I | J. J. Colledge | Book |
| BWAS-1603 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| B022 | The 50-Gun Ship | Rif Winfield | Book |
| B051 | Biographia Navalis - Volume I | John Charnock | Book |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| B051 | Biographia Navalis - Volume II | John Charnock | Book |
| B065 | The Ship of the Line Vol I | Brian Lavery | Book |