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Nominal Guns36B028
NationalityGreat BritainB028
OperatorThe Royal NavyB028
Ordered1665/04BWAS-1603
Acquired1666/03/21BWAS-1603
First Commissioned1666/03/22
ShipyardGreat Yarmouth B028
ConstructorEdmund Edgar B028
CategoryFifth RateB028
Ship TypeShip B028
Sold1698/05/13B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck108' 10"Imperial Feet33.1724
Length of Keel87' 10"Imperial Feet26.7716
Breadth28' 6"Imperial Feet8.6868
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Draught Aft13' 8"Imperial Feet4.1656
Burthen375 8394Tons BM 

Armament

1685Broadside Weight = 175 Imperial Pound ( 79.363 kg) BWAS-1603
Gun Deck20British 12-Pounder
Gun Deck20British Saker
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1666140Establishment for war abroad as a Fifth RateBWAS-1603
1666120Establishment for war at home as a Fifth RateBWAS-1603
166695Establishment for peace as a Fifth RateBWAS-1603
1669180Establishment for war abroad as a Fourth RateBWAS-1603
1669150Establishment for war at home as a Fourth RateBWAS-1603
1669115Establishment for peace as a Fourth RateBWAS-1603
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1666/03/221667/12/23CaptainFrancis SandersB051
1668/03/201668/09/30CaptainFrancis CourtnayBWAS-1603
1669/06/171671/08/01CaptainJohn NarboroughB051
1671/10/271672/01/04CaptainJohn NarboroughBWAS-1603
1672/01/051672/06/12CaptainGeorge CanningBWAS-1603
1672/06/151673/01/08CaptainThomas BridgemanB051
1673/01/101673/05/28CaptainJohn TempestTRN2
1673/05/311674/12/23CaptainPeter BelbinBWAS-1603
1677/04/071678/07/10CaptainSir Charles RoydenBWAS-1603
1678/07/111680/06/04CaptainThomas WyldeBWAS-1603
1680/06/111682/11/16CaptainJohn TempleBWAS-1603
1689/06/171694CaptainJohn VennerBWAS-1603
16911691/08/30CaptainThomas WarrenBWAS-1603
1691/08/311693CaptainAndrew DouglasBWAS-1603
16941695CaptainRobert HancockBWAS-1603
16961697CaptainHenry LumleyBWAS-1603
Service History
DateEvent Source
1666/03Completed at Great Yarmouth at a cost of £2327.0.0dBWAS-1603
1666/07/25Present at the St James Day Battle 
1666/08/09Present at the Holmes' Bonfire 
1669Reclassed as a Fourth RateBWAS-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 
1674In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1677In the Channel IslandsBWAS-1603
1678In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1680In the Home WatersBWAS-1603
1682Sailed to the West IndiesBWAS-1603
1691Reclassed as a Fifth RateBWAS-1603
1691With the Dunkirk SquadronBWAS-1603
1694Stationed in the North SeaBWAS-1603
1696Stationed in the North SeaBWAS-1603

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume IJ. J. ColledgeBook
BWAS-1603 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714Rif WinfieldBook
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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