British Fourth Rate ship 'Elias' (1653)

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Elias	445
Nominal Guns	36
Nationality	Commonwealth of England
Operator	State Navy
Previously	Dutch hired ship 'Elias' (1652) (34)
Captured	4.6.1653
Shipyard	Unknown	W006
Category	Fourth Rate
Ship Type	Ship
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Foundered	19.10.1664

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel101' 0"Imperial Feet30.7848
Breadth27' 6"Imperial Feet8.2514
Depth in Hold11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052
Draught Aft14' 6"Imperial Feet4.3053
Burthen406 ²⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1653140 BWAS-1603
1660110 BWAS-1603

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.1653 - 10.1653Captain Edward MoorcockBWAS-160310.1653 - 1654Captain John Best (d.1665)BWAS-16031654 - 1655Captain John SimonsBWAS-16031657 - 1658Captain William LedgantBWAS-16031658 - 1659Captain John GrimsditchBWAS-16031659 - 1660Captain Mark HarrisonB05116.10.1661 - 26.1.1662/63Captain Richard Teate (d.1668)B0514.3.1662/63 - 19.10.1664Captain William HillBWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
4.6.1653Taken at the Battle of the GabbardBWAS-1603
10.1653In the Western Approaches for the Winter of 1653/54BWAS-1603
1654In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1659Operations in the SoundBWAS-1603
1662At Tangier and LisbonBWAS-1603
4.3.1662/63Commissioned and later sailed with squadron with captured New Amsterdam (New York)BWAS-1603
19.10.1664Foundered on the voyage home, only 21 men were rescued by the Martin (14) BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W006Teemu, Web Site

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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