British Third Rate middling ship 'Destiny' (1616)

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Destiny -> 1620 Convertine	3894
Nominal Guns	34	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	16.12.1616	NRS051
First Commissioned	1620	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Category	Third Rate	B028
Ship Type	Middling Ship	B028
Captured	7.1648	B028
Becomes	British Fourth Rate middling ship 'Convertine' (1648) (40)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNRS051
Length of Keel96' 0"Imperial Feet29.2608
Breadth32' 4"Imperial Feet9.8044
Depth in Hold15' 0"Imperial Feet4.572
Burthen621Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel96' 0"Imperial Feet29.2608
Breadth32' 4"Imperial Feet9.8044
Depth in Hold15' 0"Imperial Feet4.572
Burthen620 ⁸⁰⁄₁₀0Tons and Tonnage
Burthen465 ⁶⁰⁄₁₀0Baker's Rule Tons

Armament

1624Broadside Weight = 111.5 Imperial Pound ( 50.5655 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck18 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck10 British Saker
Gun Deck2 British Minions
Gun Deck4 British Fowler

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1652180 BWAS-1603

12 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1620Captain Thomas LoveBWAS-16031625Captain Thomas PorterBWAS-160313.9.1627 - 1629Captain John BondBWAS-16031629CaptainSir Thomas Button (d.1634)BWAS-16031630 - 1631Captain Richard PlumleighBWAS-16031631 - 1632Captain John Pennington (d.1646)BWAS-16033.1635/36 - 1637Captain John Mennes (d.1671)BWAS-16031637Captain Richard FoggeBWAS-16031638Captain George Carteret (1609-1679/80)BWAS-16031640Captain Henry StradlingBWAS-16031643Captain John StansbyBWAS-16031646 - 7.1648Captain John MannBWAS-1603

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1648 - 7.1648Purser Edward HawthorneSPD-1649

Service History

DateEventSource
1620Renamed ConvertineB028
1621Attack on Algiers
1624Refitted as a 30 gun Third Rate
1625Attack on Cadiz

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1628-1628	Expedition to La Rochelle

Notes on Ship

Originally a privateer?NRS051
Built as the Destiny for Sir Walter Raleigh by Phineus Pett and launched 1616/12/16 at Woolwich Dockyard, confiscated (or purchased) by the Crown in 1620 and renamed.
LaunchingNRS051
The 16th of December I launched the great ship of Sir Walter Ralegh's called the Destiny, and had much ado to get her into the water, but I delivered her to him on float in good order and fashion; by which business I lost £700 and could never get any recompense at all for it, Sir Walter Ralegh going to sea and leaving me unsatisfied

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

NRS051W. G. Perrin, Digital Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

SPD-1649Mary Anne Everett Green, Book

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