British Fourth Rate ship 'Pelican' (1650)

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Pelican
Nominal Guns	34	B028
Nationality	Commonwealth of England
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	12.1649	BWAS-1603
Named	16.8.1650	BWAS-1603
Launched	1650	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	B028
Shipyard	Wapping - London	B028
Constructor	John TaylorBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1627-1660	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Burnt	13.2.1655/56	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48
Breadth30' 8"Imperial Feet9.3472
Depth in Hold15' 4"Imperial Feet4.5923
Burthen500 ²²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1650150 BWAS-1603
1653180 BWAS-1603

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1650 - 1653CaptainBWAS-16031653 - 3.1652/53CaptainBWAS-16033.1652/53 - 8.1653CaptainBWAS-16037.1653 - 1654CaptainBWAS-16031655 - 13.2.1655/56CaptainBWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
1650In Scottish watersBWAS-1603
1650Completed at Wapping - London at a cost of £3250.0.0dBWAS-1603
1651In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
21.5.1652

Ordered by the Council of State to join General Blake in the Downs

NRS013
16.8.1652Battle of Plymouth
28.9.1652Battle of Kentish Knock
1653At St Helens for the Winter of 1653/54BWAS-1603
1653Rerated as a 42 gunner
18.2.1652/53Battle of Portland
2.6.1653Battle of the Gabbard
31.7.1653Battle of Scheveningen
13.2.1655/56Burnt by accident at PortsmouthBWAS-1603
1660Rerated as a 40 gunner

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
29.9.1654-8.1657	Fleet for the Mediterranean	Robert BlakeBritish Naval Sailor Soldier Service 1649-1657

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

NRS013Samuel R. Gardiner, Book

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