British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Expedition' (1637)

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Expedition	398
Nominal Guns	30	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	12.12.1636	BWAS-1603
Launched	20.3.1636/37	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	1638	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Bermondsey - London	B028
Constructor	Mathew Graves	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Sold	10.1667	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel90' 0"Imperial Feet27.432
Breadth26' 0"Imperial Feet7.9248
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen304 ²⁰⁄₁₀0Baker's Rule Tons
Burthen405 ⁵⁰⁄₁₀0Tons and Tonnage

Armament

1666Broadside Weight = 170 Imperial Pound ( 77.09525 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck7 British Culverin
Gun Deck13 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck6 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck10 British Saker
Gun Deck2 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1652120 BWAS-1603
1.1652120 B117
1653140 BWAS-1603
1666140 BWAS-1603

18 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1638 - 1640CaptainRobert Slingsby (1611-1661)ODNB1640 - 1641CaptainRichard SeamanBWAS-16031642Captain BaldwinBWAS-16031643CaptainCaesar BrooksBWAS-16031643 - 1644UnknownJoseph Jordan (1603-1685)W0151644 - 1646CaptainJoseph Jordan (1603-1685)W0151646CaptainSir George Ayscue (d.1672)ODNB1647 - 1648CaptainJoseph Jordan (1603-1685)BWAS-16031650CaptainAbraham Wheeler (d.1652)BWAS-16031651 - 1654CaptainThomas VallisBWAS-16031656 - 1659CaptainEdward ThompsonBWAS-160321.11.1663 - 2.1.1664/65CaptainValentine PyendB05131.1.1664/65 - 27.2.1664/65CaptainJames Ableson (d.1665)B05110.3.1664/65 - 30.7.1666CaptainTobias Sackler (d.1666)†BWAS-16031666 - 1667CaptainJohn Turner (d.1672)B05131.7.1666 - 5.9.1666CaptainBenjamin SymondsBWAS-16036.9.1666 - 19.10.1666CaptainJohn Turner (d.1672)BWAS-160327.2.1666/67 - 23.5.1667CaptainJohn Turner (d.1672)BWAS-1603

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1663LieutenantWilliam Hammond (d.1667)B051

Service History

DateEventSource
1642In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1643Service in Irish WatersBWAS-1603
1646Part of the Winter Guard 1646/47BWAS-1603
1647Part of the Western Guard and in the Irish SeaBWAS-1603
1650Present at the Blockade of LisbonBWAS-1603
1653At Chatham for the winterBWAS-1603
2.6.1653Battle of the Gabbard
31.7.1653Battle of Scheveningen
1656Operations in the SoundBWAS-1603
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft
1666Refitted as a 32 gunner
1.6.1666Four Days Battle
25.7.1666St James Day Battle
6.1667Converted to a fireshipBWAS-1603
6.1667Refitted as a 8 gun Fireship

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1645-1645	Summer Guard of 1645
1647-1648	Winter Guard of 1647	Thomas Rainsborough
9.1649-1650	Winter Guard of 1649

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

B117Unknown, Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

W015Various, Web Site

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

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