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Amity | 3036 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 36 | B028 | |
| Nationality | Commonwealth of England | ||
| Operator | State Navy | ||
| Previously | British hired frigate 'Merchant Frigate' (1649) (30) | ||
| Purchased | 18.1.1649/50 | B028 | |
| Shipyard | Unknown | W015 | |
| Category | Fourth Rate | B028 | |
| Ship Type | Ship | B028 | |
| Sailing Rig | Ship Rigged | B028 | |
| Sold | 27.11.1667 | B028 | |
Fleets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | Fleet | Fleet Commander | Source | 1651-1652 | Fleet sent to Barbados | Sir George Ayscue (d.1672) | 1659-1659 | British Baltic Fleet 1659 | Edward Montagu (d.1672) |
Former Merchantman Merchant Frigate hired in November 1649 and then purchased by the Navy
From:House of Commons Journal Volume 6: 2 March 1650
That this House doth approve of the Buying of The Merchant Frigate, now called The Amity, for the Service of the State.
Captain Michael Packe died of wounds suffered at the Battle of Plymouth, he was succeeded in command by his brother Henry.