| Saint Michael | 69 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 90 | B028 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | B028 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | B028 | |
| Ordered | 1664/10/26 | BWAS-1603 | |
| Launched | 1669/09/30 | BWAS-1603 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1603 | |
| Shipyard | Portsmouth Dockyard | B028 | |
| Designed by | John Tippetts | B028 | |
| Constructor | John Tippetts | B028 | |
| Category | Second Rate | B028 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | B028 | |
| Broken Up to Rebuild | 1706/12/18 | B028 | |
| Becomes | British second rate ship of the line 'Marlborough' (1706) | B028 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | B065 |
| Length of Keel | 125' 0" | Imperial Feet | 38.1 | Breadth | 40' 8 ½" | Imperial Feet | 12.4079 | Depth in Hold | 17' 5" | Imperial Feet | 5.3086 | Burthen | 1,101 | Tons BM |
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1603 |
| Length of Keel | 125' 0" | Imperial Feet | 38.1 | Breadth | 40' 8 ½" | Imperial Feet | 12.4079 | Depth in Hold | 17' 5" | Imperial Feet | 5.3086 | Draught Aft | 19' 8" | Imperial Feet | 5.9944 | Burthen | 1,101 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1677 | Broadside Weight = 797.5 Imperial Pound ( 361.6665 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 26 | British Demi-Cannon | ||
| Middle Gun Deck | 26 | British Culverin | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British Demi-Culverin | ||
| Quarterdeck | 10 | British Saker | ||
| Roundhouse | 2 | British 3-Pounder | ||
| 1685 | Broadside Weight = 830 Imperial Pound ( 376.405 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 26 | British Demi-Cannon | ||
| Middle Gun Deck | 26 | British Culverin | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British Demi-Culverin | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 10 | British Demi-Culverin Cutts | ||
| Roundhouse | 4 | British 3-Pounder | ||
| 1696 | Broadside Weight = 737 Imperial Pound ( 334.2295 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Gun Deck | 29 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 26 | British Demi-Cannon | ||
| Middle Gun Deck | 26 | British Culverin | ||
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1673/08 | 1674 | Vice-Admiral | Lord Thomas Butler | BWAS-1603 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1672/01/16 | 1672/10/22 | Captain | Sir Robert Holmes | BWAS-1603 |
| 1673/05/18 | 1673/07/03 | Rear-Admiral | Lord Thomas Butler | BWAS-1603 |
| 1673/05/18 | 1673/07/03 | Second Captain | Thomas Guy | BWAS-1603 |
| 1673/07/01 | 1673/09/13 | Captain | John Narborough | BWAS-1603 |
| 1673/07/01 | 1673/09/13 | Second Captain | Henry Carverth | BWAS-1603 |
| 1678/04/20 | 1678/08/29 | Captain | Charles Wylde | BWAS-1603 |
| 1690/08/27 | 1690/11 | Captain | Robert Dorrell | BWAS-1603 |
| 1690/11 | 1692 | Captain | Sir Thomas Hopson | BWAS-1603 |
| 1693/02 | 1694 | Captain | Sir John Munden | BWAS-1603 |
| 1696/01 | 1696 | Captain | Christopher Myngs | BWAS-1603 |
| 1702/01 | 1703/03 | Captain | Francis Wyvell | BWAS-1603 |
| 1703/03 | 1705/10 | Captain | Henry Houghton | BWAS-1603 |
| 1705/10 | 1705/11/21 | Captain | Richard Brown | BWAS-1603 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1672 | 1673 | Lieutenant | George Tyete | B051 |
| 1673 | Unknown | First Lieutenant | James Watts | B051 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1669/09/30 | Launched as a Second Rate | BWAS-1603 |
| 1669/10 | Completed at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £15630.0.0d | BWAS-1603 |
| 1672 | Reclassed as a First Rate | BWAS-1603 |
| 1672/03/13 | Present at the Battle of Smyrna Convoy | |
| 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 | |
| 1678 | In the Channel | BWAS-1603 |
| 1689/12/31 | Reclassed as a Second Rate | BWAS-1603 |
| 1692/05/19 | Present at the Battle of Barfleur | |
| 1694/10 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1603 |
| 1696 | In the Channel | BWAS-1603 |
| 1697 | At Portsmouth | BWAS-1603 |
| 1705/11/21 | Paid off | BWAS-1603 |
| 1706/12/18 | Began braeking up at Blackwall to be rebuilt | BWAS-1603 |
| 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 |
| B065 | The Ship of the Line Vol I | Brian Lavery | Book |
| B051 | Biographia Navalis - Volume I | John Charnock | Book |