British Fifth Rate ship 'Fox' (1650)

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Fox	4355
Nominal Guns	22	B028
Nationality	Commonwealth of England
Operator	State Navy
Captured	1650	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Expended as Fireship	8.7.1656	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck158' 0"Imperial Feet48.1584
Length of Keel126' 11"Imperial Feet38.4058
Length of Keel42' 0"Imperial Feet12.8016
Breadth44' 0"Imperial Feet13.4112
Depth in Hold18' 2"Imperial Feet5.4928
Burthen1,306 ⁹¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1650Broadside Weight = 752 Imperial Pound ( 341.0329 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck26 British Demi-Cannon
Middle Gun Deck26 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck26 British Saker
Quarterdeck10 British Saker
Roundhouse2 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
165180 BWAS-1603
1.165280 B117

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1651 - 1652Captain John SeamanBWAS-16031654 - 1655Captain Robert VesseyBWAS-16031655 - 8.7.1656Captain William PickeringBWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1650/51Service on the Irish CoastBWAS-1603
4.1653Reclassed as a fireshipBWAS-1603
8.7.1656Expended as fireship in an attack on Spanish shipping at MalagaBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

B117Unknown, Book

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