British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Ruby' (1652)

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Ruby	428
Nominal Guns	42	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Commonwealth of England
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	5.1651	BWAS-1603
Launched	15.3.1651/52	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	B028
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	B028
Constructor	Peter Pett (1610-1672)	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up to Rebuild	1708	B028
Becomes	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Ruby' (1708) (54)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck125' 6"Imperial Feet38.1061
Length of Keel105' 6"Imperial Feet32.0345
Breadth31' 6"Imperial Feet9.6012
Depth in Hold15' 9"Imperial Feet4.6177
Burthen556 ⁷⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1666Broadside Weight = 308 Imperial Pound ( 139.6781 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck22 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck22 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck4 British Saker

1677Broadside Weight = 304.5 Imperial Pound ( 138.0909 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck22 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck20 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck6 British Saker

1685Broadside Weight = 308 Imperial Pound ( 139.6781 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck22 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck22 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck4 British Saker

1696Broadside Weight = 217.5 Imperial Pound ( 98.63625 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck22 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck19 British Demi-Culverin

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1651/52150 BWAS-1603
1653180 BWAS-1603
1666170 BWAS-1603
1685230 BWAS-1603

27 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1652Captain John LambertBWAS-16031652 - 18.2.1652/53Captain Anthony HouldingBWAS-16033.1652/53 - 7.1653Captain Robert Sanders (d.1666/67)BWAS-16037.1653 - 1655Captain Edmond CurtisBWAS-16031656 - 1660CaptainSir Robert Kirby (d.1665)B05127.5.1661 - 29.12.1662Captain Robert RobinsonB05111.10.1664 - 7.6.1666Captain William JennensB0518.6.1666 - 30.9.1667Captain Thomas LammingB05121.5.1668 - 22.4.1669Captain Robert RobinsonB05124.8.1672 - 26.8.1672Captain Richard Sadlington (d.1673)BWAS-160327.8.1672 - 8.6.1674Captain Stephen Pyend (d.1674)†BWAS-160326.3.1678 - 1682Captain Thomas Allen (d.1690)BWAS-160318.11.1682 - 9.1683Captain Richard MayBWAS-16031.10.1683 - 1683Captain David Mitchell (d.1710)BWAS-160330.6.1688 - 1690Captain Frederick FroudeBWAS-16031691 - 1693Captain George Mees (d.1697)BWAS-16031693Captain Robert Deane (d.1699/1700)BWAS-16031694Captain Robert Fairfax (1666-1725)BWAS-16031696 - 12.7.1697Captain Robert Holmes (d.1697)†BWAS-160328.4.1696 - 1696Captain Christopher Moore (d.1696) ADM 6/3/149ADM 6/315.5.1696 - 1696Captain Richard Athy (d.1697) ADM 6/3/157ADM 6/35.7.1697 - 7.1698Captain William Hockaday ADM 6/4/124
Commission confirmed 17.11.1697BWAS-160314.2.1700/1 - 9.3.1701/2Captain Richard Kirkby (d.1703) ADM 6/6/55ADM 6/69.3.1701/2 - 7.6.1703CaptainSir George Walton (1665-1739) ADM 6/8/47
Commission confirmed 12.2.1703/4BWAS-16038.6.1703 - 9.2.1703/4Captain Henry Hubbard (d.1711) ADM 6/8/38
Commission confirmed 5.1.1703/4ADM 6/822.8.1703 - 18.9.1704Captain William Fairborne (d.1708) ADM 6/8/28
Commission confirmed 22.11.1703ADM 6/820.9.1704 - 13.12.1704Captain John Anderson (d.1724) ADM 6/8/94ADM 6/8

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
28.8.1695 - 2.6.1697Second Lieutenant Richard Deane ADM 6/3/155
Commission confirmed 6.5.1696ADM 6/33.6.1697 - 1697First Lieutenant Richard Deane ADM 6/4/126
Commission confirmed 24.11.1697ADM 6/46.8.1697 - 1697Second Lieutenant Nathaniel Douse ADM 6/4/126
Commission confirmed 24.11.1697ADM 6/415.2.1700/1 - 1701First Lieutenant Ralph Barrow ADM 6/6/56ADM 6/617.2.1700/1 - 3.8.1701Second Lieutenant Robert Stiles ADM 6/6/55ADM 6/64.8.1701 - 23.10.1703Second Lieutenant Arthur Delgarno (d.1731) ADM 6/6/111ADM 6/623.8.1703 - 18.9.1704Second Lieutenant Charles Bourne ADM 6/8/25
Commission confirmed 11.11.1703ADM 6/8

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
20.5.1695 - 1695Gunner Thomas RounsevallADM/A

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1.3.1691/92 - 17.8.1692Midshipman Philip Simpkins (c.1668-?) ADM 107/1/69ADM 107/1

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
10.8.1681 - 19.5.1684Carpenter's Crew Jasper Poynter (c.1656-?) ADM 107/1/77ADM 107/120.5.1684 - 13.11.1685Able Seaman Jasper Poynter (c.1656-?) ADM 107/1/77ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1651/52Completed at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £4175.12.6dBWAS-1603
19.5.1652Battle of Dover
28.9.1652Battle of Kentish Knock
1653At St Helens for the winter of 1653/54BWAS-1603
18.2.1652/53Battle of Portland
2.6.1653Battle of the Gabbard
20.4.1657Battle of Santa Cruz
1659Operations in the SoundBWAS-1603
1662part of Sandwich's squadron at Tangier and LisbonBWAS-1603
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft
1666Refitted as a 46 gunner
1.6.1666Four Days Battle
25.7.1666St James Day Battle
1668Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
28.5.1672Battle of Solebay
28.5.1673First Battle of Schooneveld
4.6.1673Second Battle of Schooneveld
11.8.1673Battle of Texel
1677Refitted as a 48 gunner
1678In the ChannelBWAS-1603
15.4.1679Sailed for BilbaoBWAS-1603
5.1679Sailed for homeBWAS-1603
6.1679Sailed for the Straits with a convoyBWAS-1603
8.1679Sailed homeBWAS-1603
3.1679/80Carried the Portugese Ambassador to LisbonBWAS-1603
6.1680Sailed to Tangier with troopsBWAS-1603
1683Sailed to JamaicaBWAS-1603
1684Returned homeBWAS-1603
1687Rebuilt by Henry Johnson at Blackwall - No change to dimensionsB022
1.5.1689Battle of Bantry Bay
4.1692Sailed tiwh a convoy to the North coastBWAS-1603
19.5.1692Battle of Barfleur
1.6.1692Action at Cherbourg
1693In the West IndiesBWAS-1603
7.4.1694Took the Ship L'Entreprenante (44) BWAS-1603
12.5.1694Took the La Diligente (34) off the Isles of ScillyBWAS-1603
1696Sailed to the West IndiesBWAS-1603
1696In the West IndiesBWAS-1603
7.1698Paid offBWAS-1603
8.1701Sailed to the West IndiesBWAS-1603
20.8.1702Benbow vs DuCasse
1706Broken up at Deptford to be rebuiltBWAS-1603

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1659-1659	British Baltic Fleet 1659	Edward Montagu (d.1672)
9.1701-1702	British Fleet for the West indies	John Benbow (1652/53-1702)

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