British Fourth Rate ship 'Kentish' (1652)

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Kentish -> 1660 Kent	433
Nominal Guns	46	B028
Nationality	Commonwealth of England
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	1.4.1652	B028
Named	6.11.1652	B135
Launched	11.1652	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	B028
Shipyard	Deptford - London	B028
Constructor	Sir Henry Johnson (1624-1683)	B028
Category	Fourth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Wrecked	15.10.1672	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB022
Length of Keel107' 0"Imperial Feet32.6136
Breadth32' 6"Imperial Feet9.8298
Depth in Hold13' 6"Imperial Feet4.0132
Burthen601 ¹⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel107' 0"Imperial Feet32.6136
Breadth32' 6"Imperial Feet9.8298
Depth in Hold13' 6"Imperial Feet4.0132
Draught Aft16' 0"Imperial Feet4.8768
Burthen601 ¹⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1666Broadside Weight = 299 Imperial Pound ( 135.5966 kg)B022
Lower Gun Deck22 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck20 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck4 British Saker

1666Broadside Weight = 328 Imperial Pound ( 148.7481 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck2 British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck20 British Culverin
Gun Deck22 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck2 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck4 British Saker

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1660150 BWAS-1603
1666170EstablishmentB022

15 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1653 - 10.1653CaptainJacob Reynolds (d.1666)BWAS-160310.1653 - 1655CaptainEdward WitheridgeBWAS-16031656CaptainJames Ableson (d.1665)BWAS-16031656 - 1660CaptainWilloughby Hannam (d.1672)BWAS-16031.4.1663 - 21.5.1664CaptainThomas Teddeman (1620-1668)ODNB22.5.1664 - 13.6.1664CaptainBenjamin GilpinBWAS-160314.6.1664 - 3.10.1664CaptainJohn Kempthorne (1620-1679)B0514.10.1664 - 14.6.1666CaptainThomas EwensB0517.6.1666 - 20.1.1667/68CaptainJohn Silver (d.1667/68)†B0511668CaptainJohn BlakeB0515.6.1668 - 3.8.1668CaptainJohn Holmes (d.1679)BWAS-16031669CaptainJohn Perryman (d.1680)B0512.4.1670 - 28.8.1671CaptainRoger Strickland (1640-1717)B0511.8.1672 - 15.10.1672CaptainJohn WoodBWAS-160312.2.1707/8 - 23.12.1708CaptainJohn Underdown (d.1728) ADM 6/9/140ADM 6/9

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1663LieutenantThomas DarcyB0511664LieutenantRobert GilbyB0511666LieutenantBenjamin SymondsB051

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
30.8.1689 - 6.5.1690Able SeamanGeorge Andrew (c.1664-?) ADM 107/1/57ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
1653Completed at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3906.10.0dBWAS-1603
18.2.1652/53Battle of Portland
2.6.1653Battle of the Gabbard
10.1653At Chatham for the Winter of 1653/54BWAS-1603
1654Sailed with Robert Blake (1598-1657) for the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
4.4.1655Battle of Porto Farina
7.1656In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1.1658At TunisBWAS-1603
1660In the DownsBWAS-1603
1660Refitted as a 40 gunner
6.1660Renamed KentBWAS-1603
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft
1666Refitted as a 46 gunner
1.6.1666Four Days Battle
25.7.1666St James Day Battle
15.10.1672Bilged on the Lemon and Ower sandbank off Great Yarmouth and broken upBWAS-1603

Fleets
From	Until	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1659	1659	British Baltic Fleet 1659	Edward Montagu (d.1672)

Notes on Ship

Gun lists
The two gun lists show the Establishment (from the 50 gun Ship) and Actual (from British Warships 1603-1714)

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

B028J. J. ColledgeBook

B135AndersonDigital Book

B022Rif WinfieldBook

BWAS-1603Rif WinfieldBook

ODNBOxford University PressWeb Site

B051John CharnockDigital Book

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