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Nominal Guns52B028
NationalityGreat BritainB028
OperatorThe Royal NavyB028
Ordered1652/12BWAS-1603
Acquired1654/06/30BWAS-1603
First Commissioned1656
ShipyardLimehouse B028
ConstructorMathew Graves B028
CategoryThird RateB028
Ship TypeShip of the Line B028
Condemned1678/09/19BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Keel117' 6"Imperial Feet35.814
Breadth35' 0"Imperial Feet10.668
Depth in Hold14' 5"Imperial Feet4.3942
Burthen766Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel117' 6"Imperial Feet35.814
Breadth35' 0"Imperial Feet10.668
Depth in Hold14' 5"Imperial Feet4.3942
Draught Aft18' 0"Imperial Feet5.4864
Burthen765 5994Tons BM 

Armament

1666Broadside Weight = 555 Imperial Pound ( 251.69275 kg) BWAS-1603
Gun Deck22British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck30British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck2British 3-Pounder
Gun Deck4British Culverin
Gun Deck10British Saker
Gun Deck1British Minions
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1660220BWAS-1603
1666300BWAS-1603
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1665/02/061665/06/19Admiral of the FleetSir Edward MontaguBWAS-1603
1665/031665/08Vice-Admiral of the WhiteThomas TeddemanBWAS-1603
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
16561660CaptainRobert BlakeBWAS-1603
1664/05/301665/03/10CaptainThomas TeddemanBWAS-1603
1665/02/061665/02/22CaptainCharles HerbertB051
1665/02/061665/02/22Second CaptainRobert FairerBWAS-1603
1665/03/141665/06/14CaptainRobert HolmesBWAS-1603
1665/06/141665/09/09CaptainArthur LanghorneB051
1665/09/131665/10/21CaptainJohn HartB051
1665/10/251666/01/14CaptainJohn HarmanBWAS-1603
1665/12/071667/10/31CaptainThomas ElliottB051
1667/12/281668/09/21Vice-Admiral of the BlueSir Edward SpraggBWAS-1603
1669/04/291682/01/05Vice-AdmiralSir Edward SpraggBWAS-1603
1672/01/061672/06/05CaptainJohn HartBWAS-1603
1672/06/051673/07/03CaptainSir John ErnleBWAS-1603
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
16641664LieutenantThomas DarcyB051
16651665LieutenantAbraham HolditchB051
16651666LieutenantRobert StoutB051
16691670First LieutenantEdward CotterellB051
1671/05UnknownFirst LieutenantDominick NugentTRN2
16721672LieutenantRobert HooperB051
Service History
DateEvent Source
1654/06/30Completed at Limehouse at a cost of £5408.10.0dBWAS-1603
1657/04/20Present at the Battle of Santa Cruz 
1660/05Renamed Revenge 
1665/06/03Present at the Battle of Lowestoft 
1665/08/03Present at the Battle of Vågen 
1666Re-classed as a 58 gun Third Rate 
1666/06/01Present at the Four Days Battle 
1666/07/25Present at the St James Day Battle 
1670/12

Cruising off Formentera in company with the Little Victory fireship, 12, Captain Leonard Harris , when, on the 14th, she sighted three sail, two Algerine men-of-war and their prize. The Revenge was disguised in hopes that the enemy would allow her to come up with them; but in vain.


The pirates saw through his device, and the Revenge was a heavy sailer. For three days the chase continued. During that period Spragge transferred a hundred of his men and some extra ammunition to the Little Victory, which, by means of her sweeps, at length overhauled one of the pirates, a ship of twenty-eight guns, and then so impeded her that the Revenge was ultimately able to prevent her escape. The enemy ran herself ashore; but was boarded, and got off undamaged. The other ships, having previously parted company, were no more seen.

TRN2
1670/12/18Took the Unrated Ship Name Unknown  
1671/05/08Present at the Battle of Bugia 
1672/05/28Present at the Battle of Solebay 
1673Order to be rebuiltBWAS-1603
1673/05/28Present at the First Battle of Schooneveld 
1673/06/04Present at the Second Battle of Schooneveld 
1678/09/19Ordered to be 'laid on shore and disposed of'BWAS-1603

Fleets
FromUntilFleetFleet CommanderSource
16591659British Baltic Fleet 1659Lord Edward Montagu
Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume IJ. J. ColledgeBook
BWAS-1603 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714Rif WinfieldBook
B065 The Ship of the Line Vol IBrian LaveryBook
B051 Biographia Navalis - Volume IJohn CharnockBook
TRN2 The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol IIWilliam Laid ClowesDigital Book
 
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