British Fourth Rate ship 'Nonsuch' (1646)

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Nonsuch	403
Nominal Guns	34	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	12.1645	BWAS-1603
Launched	1646	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	B028
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	B028
Constructor	Peter Pett (1610-1672)	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Wrecked	3.12.1664	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel98' 0"Imperial Feet29.8704
Breadth28' 4"Imperial Feet8.5471
Depth in Hold14' 2"Imperial Feet4.2799
Burthen418 ⁴⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1646160 BWAS-1603
1660120 BWAS-1603

11 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1646 - 1647CaptainWilliam ThomasBWAS-160310.1647 - 1649CaptainRichard WilloughbyW0151650 - 12.1652CaptainJohn Mildmay (d.1653)BWAS-160312.1652 - 1655CaptainThomas Penrose (d.1667)BWAS-16031656 - 1657CaptainJohn WooltersBWAS-16031660CaptainAmbrose Smith (d.1660)†BWAS-160327.3.1661 - 8.9.1662CaptainJohn Parker (d.1666)BWAS-16031664CaptainAmos Beare (d.1672)TRN21664CaptainRichard Country (d.1675/76)B05119.3.1663/64 - 3.11.1664CaptainNicholas Parker (d.1668)B0514.11.1664 - 3.12.1664CaptainPhilemon Bacon (d.1666)BWAS-1603

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
3.11.1649 - 12.1649General at SeaRobert Blake (1598-1657)ref:600

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1660LieutenantWilliam Trehearne (d.1667)B0511661LieutenantGerard WhiteB0511663LieutenantThomas TraffordB051

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1649 - 4.1649PurserJohn PlaiceSPD-16493.4.1649 - 1649PurserJohn ChapmanSPD-1649

Service History

DateEventSource
1646Commissioned for the Winter Guard 1646/47BWAS-1603
1647Stationed in the Irish Sea and then the ChannelBWAS-1603
9.1648Stationed in the DownsBWAS-1603
1649Took the Ship Mary and Joseph (36) captor attribution is uncertain
22.5.1649Blockade of Kinsale
1650On the West coastBWAS-1603
1651Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
12.1651Took the Ship Renommée (24)
12.7.1652Action of 1652-07-12
28.9.1652Battle of Kentish Knock
1653Refitted as a 38 gunner
18.2.1652/53Battle of Portland
2.6.1653Battle of the Gabbard
1660Refitted as a 34 gunner
1661At TangierBWAS-1603
1662In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1664In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
3.12.1664Wrecked in a storm at GibraltarBWAS-1603

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1647-1648	Winter Guard of 1647	Thomas Rainsborough
9.1649-1650	Winter Guard of 1649
1659-1659	British Baltic Fleet 1659	Edward Montagu (d.1672)

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