| Lion | 5052 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 52 | B028 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | B028 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | B028 | |
| Previously | British third rate ship of the line 'Lion' (1640) | B028 | |
| Acquired | 1658 | B028 | |
| Shipyard | Chatham Dockyard | B028 | |
| Constructor | John Taylor | B028 | |
| Category | Third Rate | B028 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | B028 | |
| Sold | 1698/12/16 | B028 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | B065 |
| Length of Keel | 112' 0" | Imperial Feet | 34.1376 | Breadth | 35' 4" | Imperial Feet | 10.7696 | Depth in Hold | 15' 6" | Imperial Feet | 4.7244 | Burthen | 717 | Tons BM |
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1603 |
| Length of Gundeck | 130' 0" | Imperial Feet | 39.624 | Length of Keel | 108' 0" | Imperial Feet | 32.9184 | Breadth | 35' 4" | Imperial Feet | 10.7696 | Depth in Hold | 15' 6" | Imperial Feet | 4.7244 | Draught Aft | 17' 6" | Imperial Feet | 5.334 | Burthen | 717 18⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1666 | Broadside Weight = 496 Imperial Pound ( 224.936 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Gun Deck | 2 | British 3-Pounder | ||
| Gun Deck | 19 | British Demi-Cannon | ||
| Gun Deck | 34 | British Demi-Culverin | ||
| Gun Deck | 4 | British Culverin | ||
| 1677 | Broadside Weight = 426.5 Imperial Pound ( 193.418 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 24 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 24 | British Demi-Culverin | ||
| Quarterdeck/Forecastle | 10 | British Saker | ||
| Roundhouse | 2 | British 3-Pounder | ||
| 1685 | Broadside Weight = 425.25 Imperial Pound ( 192.851 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 24 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 24 | British Demi-Culverin | ||
| Quarterdeck/Forecastle | 10 | British Saker Drake | ||
| Roundhouse | 2 | British 3-Pounder | ||
| 1694 | Broadside Weight = 438.5 Imperial Pound ( 198.86 kg) | B065 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 22 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 24 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 10 | British Saker | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 3-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1660 | 210 | BWAS-1603 | |
| 1666 | 260 | BWAS-1603 | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1659 | 1659 | Captain | John Lambert | BWAS-1603 |
| 1661/05/25 | 1662/08/08 | Captain | Thomas Bunn† | B051 |
| 1662/08/09 | 1662/12/17 | Captain | Thomas Allen | BWAS-1603 |
| 1664/11/02 | 1665/08/25 | Captain | Edward Spragg | B051 |
| 1665/08/27 | 1665/11/15 | Captain | Daniel Helling | BWAS-1603 |
| 1665/11/16 | 1666/06/09 | Captain | John Hubbard | B051 |
| 1666/06/10 | 1666/11/30 | Captain | Sir William Jennings | BWAS-1603 |
| 1667/02/17 | 1668/05/26 | Rear-Admiral | Sir John Harman | BWAS-1603 |
| 1672/11/07 | 1673/02/01 | Captain | Richard Haddock | BWAS-1603 |
| 1673/02/03 | 1673/03/12 | Captain | Richard Rooth | BWAS-1603 |
| 1673/03/13 | 1637/05/28 | Captain | Thomas Foulis | BWAS-1603 |
| 1673/05/31 | 1673/11/12 | Captain | John Ashby | BWAS-1603 |
| 1678/04/12 | 1679/07/07 | Captain | Henry Williams | BWAS-1603 |
| 1688/11 | 1689 | Captain | Charles Skelton | BWAS-1603 |
| 1690/02/15 | 1691 | Captain | John Torpley | B051 |
| 1691 | 1693 | Captain | Robert Wiseman | BWAS-1603 |
| 1693 | 1694 | Captain | Sir Thomas Gardiner | BWAS-1603 |
| 1694 | 1696 | Captain | Jedediah Barker | BWAS-1603 |
| 1697 | 1697 | Captain | Francis Dove | BWAS-1603 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1665 | Unknown | Lieutenant | Dominick Nugent | W014 |
| 1666 | 1666 | Lieutenant | Philip Evatt | B051 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1658 | Completed at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £6552.0.0d | BWAS-1603 |
| 1662 | Sailed to Tangier and Lisbon | BWAS-1603 |
| 1665/06/03 | Present at the Battle of Lowestoft | |
| 1666 | Re-classed as a 58 gun Third Rate | |
| 1666/06/01 | Present at the Four Days Battle | |
| 1666/07/25 | Present at the St James Day Battle | |
| 1667/03 | Sailed for the West Indies as flagship of a squadron | BWAS-1603 |
| 1667/06/06 | Arrived at Barbados | TRN2 |
| 1667/06/23 | Found a French squadron at Martinique | TRN2 |
| 1667/06/25 | Present at the Battle of Martinique | |
| 1673 | In the Mediterranean | BWAS-1603 |
| 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 60 gun Third Rate | |
| 1678 | In the Channel | BWAS-1603 |
| 1690/06/30 | Present at the Battle of Beachy Head | |
| 1692/05/19 | Present at the Battle of Barfleur | |
| 1692/05/23 | Present at the Battle of La Hogue | |
| 1693/06/17 | Present at the Battle of Lagos | |
| 1697 | Sailed to Newfoundland | BWAS-1603 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| B028 | Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I | J. J. Colledge | Book |
| B065 | The Ship of the Line Vol I | Brian Lavery | Book |
| BWAS-1603 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| B051 | Biographia Navalis - Volume I | John Charnock | Book |
| W014 | Anglo-Dutch Wars BLOG | James C Bender | Web Site |
| TRN2 | The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol II | William Laid Clowes | Digital Book |