British Third Rate ship of the line 'Bridgewater' (1653)

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Bridgewater -> 1665 Anne	3410
Nominal Guns	52	B028
Nationality	Commonwealth of England
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	12.1682	BWAS-1603
Acquired	12.1653	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	1654
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard	B028
Constructor	Chamberlain ?	B065
Category	Third Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Blown Up	2.12.1673	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Keel116' 9"Imperial Feet35.3711
Breadth34' 7"Imperial Feet10.4077
Depth in Hold14' 2"Imperial Feet4.2799
Burthen743Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel116' 9"Imperial Feet35.3711
Breadth34' 7"Imperial Feet10.4077
Depth in Hold14' 2"Imperial Feet4.2799
Draught Aft17' 0"Imperial Feet5.1816
Burthen743Tons BM

Armament

1666Broadside Weight = 519.5 Imperial Pound ( 235.5933 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck22 British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck2 British Culverin
Gun Deck32 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck2 British Saker

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1655260EstablishmentB103
1660210 BWAS-1603
1666280 BWAS-1603
1.7.1673340ADM 8/1 f1 rectoADM8-DB

10 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
12.1653 - 1659CaptainAnthony EarningBWAS-160327.5.1661 - 13.12.1662CaptainJonas PooleB05114.12.1662 - 1.8.1663CaptainJames Smith (d.1664)B0514.10.1664 - 20.8.1665CaptainArnold BrowneB05127.8.1665 - 9.9.1665CaptainJames Lambert (d.1665)†B05122.9.1665 - 4.5.1667CaptainRobert MoultonBWAS-16035.5.1667 - 13.8.1668CaptainThomas ElliottB05115.1.1671/72 - 28.5.1672CaptainJohn Waterworth (d.1672)†BWAS-160311.6.1672 - 9.9.1672CaptainThomas FowlesBWAS-160318.9.1672 - 2.12.1673CaptainThomas ElliottBWAS-1603

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1661LieutenantJohn HeathB0511666LieutenantRichard SwanleyB051

Service History

DateEventSource
12.1653Completed at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £5378.10.0dBWAS-1603
1655Part of Robert Blake (1598-1657) squadron sent to the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
4.4.1655Battle of Porto Farina
8.9.1656In company with Speaker (50) and Plymouth (52) attacked a Spanish West Indies fleet of 8 vessels, two were sunk, two run ashore and two taken
20.4.1657Battle of Santa Cruz
1659Part of the British fleet sent to the BalticNWB
1659

Operations in the Sound (Øresund )

BWAS-1603
5.1665Renamed AnneBWAS-1603
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft
1666Refitted as a 58 gun Third Rate
1.6.1666Four Days Battle
25.7.1666St James Day Battle
28.5.1672Battle of Solebay
28.5.1673First Battle of Schooneveld
4.6.1673Second Battle of Schooneveld
11.8.1673Battle of Texel
31.8.1673

Pay record starting 15.1.1671 for a period of 21 months, 1 week & 0 days for a value of £1,011.0.0d. ADM 8/1 f6 recto.

ADM8-DB
28.9.1673

At the Buoy of The Nore Victualled for about seaven weekes but all fowle. ADM 8/1 f23 recto.

ADM8-DB
2.12.1673

Blown up by accident at Sheerness

BWAS-1603

Fleets
From	Until	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1659	1659	British Baltic Fleet 1659	Edward Montagu (d.1672)

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

B028J. J. ColledgeBook

BWAS-1603Rif WinfieldBook

B065Brian LaveryBook

B103Joseph AllenDigital Book

ADM8-DBSamuel McLeanArchive

B051John CharnockDigital Book

NWBR C AndersonBook

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