| Monck | 5438 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 52 | ||
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | The Royal Navy | ||
| Ordered | 1659 | ||
| Acquired | 1660/01/07 | ||
| First Commissioned | 1661/04/29 | ||
| Shipyard | Portsmouth Dockyard | ||
| Constructor | John Tippetts | ||
| Category | Third Rate | ||
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | ||
| Broken Up to Rebuild | 1702 | ||
| Becomes | British fourth rate ship of the line 'Monck' (1701) | ||
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1603 |
| Length of Keel | 107' 0" | Imperial Feet | 32.6136 | Breadth | 35' 0" | Imperial Feet | 10.668 | Depth in Hold | 14' 6" | Imperial Feet | 4.4196 | Draught Aft | 16' 0" | Imperial Feet | 4.8768 | Burthen | 697 19⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1666 | Broadside Weight = 503 Imperial Pound ( 228.1105 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Gun Deck | 2 | British Culverin | ||
| Gun Deck | 34 | British Demi-Culverin | ||
| Gun Deck | 2 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Gun Deck | 20 | British Demi-Cannon | ||
| 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 = 654 Imperial Pound ( 296.589 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Gun Deck | 26 | British Culverin | ||
| Gun Deck | 24 | British Demi-Cannon | ||
| Gun Deck | 8 | British Demi-Culverin Cutts | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1660 | 220 | BWAS-1603 | |
| 1666 | 260 | BWAS-1603 | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1661/04/29 | 1663/02/12 | Captain | Nicholas Tatersell† | BWAS-1603 |
| 1664/10/07 | 1667/11/14 | Captain | Thomas Penrose† | BWAS-1603 |
| 1668/04/30 | 1668/07/24 | Captain | Sir William Reeves | B051 |
| 1672/03/22 | 1673/08/16 | Captain | Bernard Ludman | B051 |
| 1673/08/17 | 1674/04/06 | Captain | Sir Henry Killigrew | B051 |
| 1689/10/24 | 1690 | Captain | Sir Cloudisley Shovell | W031 |
| 1691 | 1691 | Captain | William Bokenham | BWAS-1603 |
| 1692 | 1692/06 | Captain | Benjamin Hoskins | BWAS-1603 |
| 1692/06 | 1693 | Captain | Stafford Fairborne | BWAS-1603 |
| 1694 | 1694 | Captain | Thomas Warren | BWAS-1603 |
| 1696 | 1696 | Captain | Edward Bibb | BWAS-1603 |
| 1697 | 1697 | Captain | Robert Stapleton | BWAS-1603 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1661 | 1662 | Lieutenant | Thomas Trafford | B051 |
| 1662 | 1662 | Lieutenant | Thomas Darcy | B051 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1697/03 | 1699 | Midshipman | James Berkeley | W031 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1660/01 | Completed at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £6273.0.0d | 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 | |
| 1666/09/18 | Took the Third Rate Ship of the Line Rubis Off Cape Dungeness | |
| 1672/05/28 | Present at the Battle of Solebay | |
| 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 | |
| 1685 | Re-classed as a 58 gun Third Rate | |
| 1689 | Flagship of a squadron patrolling the channel and Irish sea | B051 |
| 1692/05/27 | Part of Vice-Admiral Sir George Rooke's Van Division of the Blue squadron at the Battle of Barfleur | TRN2 |
| 1693 | In company with Chatham took two French merchantmen while on-route from Madeira to Ireland | TRN2 |
| 1693/06 | Part of Sir George Rooke's convoy escort for the Smyrna Fleet | W004 |
| 1694/05/12 | Part of a squadron of 6 ships which took the French ship Diligent, commanded by Du Guay Trouin near the Scilly Isles | TRN2 |
| 1694/06/08 | Flagship of an allied division commanded by the Marquis of Carmarthen supporting failed troop landings in Camaret Bay, | TRN2 |
| 1695/05/12 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Diligente | |
| 1702 | Rebuilt at Rotherhythe | TRN2 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1603 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| B051 | Biographia Navalis - Volume I | John Charnock | Book |
| W031 | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | Oxford University Press | Web Site |
| TRN2 | The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol II | William Laid Clowes | Digital Book |
| W004 | Ships of the Old Navy | Michael Philips | Web Site |