British Fifth Rate ship 'Nightingale' (1651)

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Nightingale
Nominal Guns	30	B028
Nationality	Commonwealth of England
Operator	State Navy
Launched	1651	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	B028
Shipyard	Horsleydown Wharf - Bermondsey	B028
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Wrecked	16.1.1673/74	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Burthen290Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB032
Length of Keel88' 0"Imperial Feet26.8224
Breadth25' 4"Imperial Feet7.6403
Depth in Hold12' 8"Imperial Inch0.3048 (0′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthen300Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel86' 0"Imperial Feet26.2128
Breadth25' 2"Imperial Feet7.6302
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Draught Aft12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen289 ⁶⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1651Broadside Weight = 92 Imperial Pound ( 41.7221 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck18 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck4 British Saker

1666Broadside Weight = 111.5 Imperial Pound ( 50.5655 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck18 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck10 British Saker
Gun Deck2 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1651100 BWAS-1603
1.3.1651/5290 B032
1666110 BWAS-1603

11 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1651 - 1652CaptainBWAS-16031653 - 1654CaptainBWAS-16031653 - 1654CaptainBWAS-16031654 - 1655CaptainW0141660 - 24.5.1661CaptainBWAS-160317.11.1664 - 31.12.1666CaptainB05116.1.1666/67 - 3.10.1668CaptainB0514.10.1668 - 4.5.1669CaptainB0511.1.1671/72 - 14.3.1672/73CaptainBWAS-16031.2.1672/73 - 1.6.1673CaptainBWAS-160311.6.1673 - 15.1.1673/74CaptainBWAS-1603

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
25.5.1661 - 8.12.1662CaptainB051

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
4.8.1651 - 1651GunnerSPD-1651

Service History

DateEventSource
19.5.1652Battle of Dover
22.5.1652Action of 1652-05-22
16.8.1652Action of 1652-08-16
16.8.1652Battle of Plymouth
28.9.1652Battle of Kentish Knock
1653Off the coast of Ireland for the Winter of 1653/54BWAS-1603
18.2.1652/53Battle of Portland
1662At TangierBWAS-1603
1665Service off IrelandBWAS-1603
29.12.1665Sent a prize laden with beef into PlymouthBG
25.12.1666Action of 1666-12-25
1668Sent to the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1672Sent to Newfoundland, where a Dutch privateer was taken
1672On the return voyage, and in company with the took a Dutch privateer and her prize, a French merchantman
1672Sent to the Irish station, she took two other privateers
8.6.1673In action against three Dutch firgates off the GalloperBWAS-1603
11.8.1673Battle of Texel
15.1.1673/74Took a Dutch privateer of 12-gunsBWAS-1603
16.1.1673/74Wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, together with her prizeBWAS-1603

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Wednesday 12th of May 2021 15:24	Le Carvèse Patrick	Jean-Jacques AbauzirFrench Ship Builder Service 1808
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