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Saint Andrew6
Nominal Guns100B028
NationalityGreat BritainB028
OperatorThe Royal NavyB028
Ordered1667B028
Launched1670/10/04BWAS-1603
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1603
ShipyardWoolwich Dockyard B028
ConstructorChristopher Pett BWAS-1603
CategoryFirst RateB028
Ship TypeShip of the Line B028
Broken Up to Rebuild1702/03B028
Becomes British first rate ship of the line 'Royal Anne' (1704) B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Keel129' 0"Imperial Feet39.3192
Breadth43' 6"Imperial Feet13.2588
Depth in Hold18' 8"Imperial Feet5.6896
Burthen1,338Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Length of Gundeck154' 0"Imperial Feet46.9392
Length of Gundeck159' 0"  
Breadth44' 0"Imperial Feet13.4112
Burthen1,318Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck159' 0"Imperial Feet48.4632
Length of Keel128' 0"Imperial Feet39.0144
Breadth44' 0"Imperial Feet13.4112
Depth in Hold17' 9"Imperial Feet5.4102
Draught Aft21' 6"Imperial Feet6.5532
Burthen1,318 1294Tons BM 

Armament

1685Broadside Weight = 950 Imperial Pound ( 430.8254 kg) BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck26British Cannon of 7
Middle Gun Deck26British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck28British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck16British Saker
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1670730Establishment for war abroadBWAS-1603
1670650Establishment for war at homeBWAS-1603
1670510Establishment for peaceBWAS-1603
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1672/01/161672/04/08AdmiralSir George AyscueBWAS-1603
1672/04/081673/10/18Rear-Admiral of the RedSir John KempthorneB051
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1670/10/181670/12/06CaptainJohn TinkerB051
1672/01/161673/03/27Second CaptainJohn ArcherB051
16901691CaptainRobert DorrellBWAS-1603
16911691Rear-AdmiralJohn BerkeleyBWAS-1603
16921692CaptainGeorge ChurchillBWAS-1603
16931693/12/03CaptainJohn ClementsTRN2
16941697CaptainWolfran CornewallBWAS-1603
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
16701672LieutenantPeter EdwardsB051
16711671LieutenantJohn WoodB051
1672UnknownSecond CaptainThomas HarwoodB051
Service History
DateEvent Source
1670/10Completed at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £21417.0.0dBWAS-1603
1672/05/28Present at the Battle of Solebay 
1673/05/28Present at the First Battle of Schooneveld 
1673/06/04Present at the Second Battle of Schooneveld 
1673/08/11Present at the Battle of Texel 
1690/06/30Present at the Battle of Beachy Head 
1692/05/19Present at the Battle of Barfleur 

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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