British Third Rate galleon 'Foresight' (1570)

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Foresight
Nominal Guns	28	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered		B028
Launched	9.1570	NRS157
How acquired	Purpose built	NRS157
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1603
Constructor	Richard Chapman	BWAS-1603
Category	Third Rate	B028
Ship Type	Galleon	B028
Broken Up	1604	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Burthen524Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel78' 0"Imperial Feet23.7744
Breadth27' 0"Imperial Feet8.2296
Depth in Hold14' 0"Imperial Feet4.2672
Burthen294 ⁸⁰⁄₁₀0Baker's Rule Tons
Burthen368Tons and Tonnage

Armament

1570Broadside Weight = 93 Imperial Pound ( 42.1755 kg)B028
Gun Deck14 British 9-Pounder
Gun Deck8 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck3 British 4-Pounder

1588Broadside Weight = 95.5 Imperial Pound ( 43.30945 kg)TRN1
Gun Deck14 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck8 British Saker
Gun Deck3 British Minions
Gun Deck12 British Light Guns

1603Broadside Weight = 92.5 Imperial Pound ( 41.94895 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck14 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck8 British Saker
Gun Deck3 British Minions
Gun Deck3 British Falcon
Gun Deck3 British Fowler

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1588150110 sailors, 20 gunners and 20 soldiersTRN1
1604160 BWAS-1603

12 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
30.7.1576 - 1577Captain John Cobham (1535-1594)NRS1571.1582Admiral William BoroughNRS1571587CaptainSir William Wynter (1525-1589)BWAS-16031588Captain Christopher BakerBWAS-16031589 - 1590CaptainSir William Wynter (1525-1589)BWAS-16031591Captain Thomas VavasourBWAS-16031592Captain Robert Crosse (1547-1611)BWAS-16031595 - 1596CaptainSir William Wynter (1525-1589)BWAS-16031597 - 8.1597Captain Carew ReynoldsBWAS-16038.1597 - 1599Captain Alexander RatcliffeBWAS-16031599Captain Thomas ShirleyBWAS-16031599 - 1600Vice-Admiral John TroughtonNRS157

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1588The Spanish Armada
1591Sailed with Lord Thomas Howard to the AzoresBWAS-1603
1599In the Thames guardBWAS-1603

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1595-1596	Expedition to the West Indies	Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596)

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

NRS157C. S. Knighton, David Loades, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

TRN1William Laid Clowes, Digital Book

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Posted by Tony Adler on Saturday 2nd of January 2021 06:18

Some sources imply that Thomas Shirley used the Foresight for Privateering ventures in 1598

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