British Fourth Rate ship 'Hampshire' (1653)

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Hampshire	447
Nominal Guns	46	B028
Nationality	Commonwealth of England
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	9.4.1652	BWAS-1603
Launched	4.1653	BWAS-1603
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	B028
Category	Fourth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Rebuilt	1686	BWAS-1603
Becomes	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Hampshire' (1686) (46)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck118' 0"Imperial Feet35.9664
Length of Keel101' 9"Imperial Feet31.0134
Breadth29' 9"Imperial Feet8.8646
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen479 ¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1666Broadside Weight = 210.5 Imperial Pound ( 95.462 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck12 British Culverin
Gun Deck16 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck10 British Saker
Gun Deck2 British 3-Pounder

1677Broadside Weight = 289 Imperial Pound ( 131.0616 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck22 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck20 British 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British Saker

1685Broadside Weight = 269 Imperial Pound ( 121.9915 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck20 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck20 British 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 3-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British Minions

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1660130 BWAS-1603
1666160 BWAS-1603

11 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1653 - 1655CaptainRobert BlakeBWAS-16031656 - 1659CaptainRobert StoreyBWAS-16031.1660 - 7.1660CaptainHenry Terne (d.1666)W01526.3.1661 - 26.12.1662CaptainHenry Terne (d.1666)B05130.5.1664 - 7.6.1666CaptainGeorge BattsBWAS-171412.6.1666 - 18.12.1667CaptainWilliam Coleman (d.1681)BWAS-17141.4.1669 - 9.2.1671/72CaptainRichard Beach (d.1692)B0513.9.1672 - 16.10.1673CaptainRichard GriffithODNB24.11.1673 - 8.4.1674CaptainCasibelan Burton (d.1674)†BWAS-160312.11.1677 - 5.7.1680CaptainEdward Pym (d.1680)†BWAS-160311.7.1680 - 8.1.1681/82CaptainGeorge Rooke (1650-1708/9)BWAS-1603

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1664 - 1665LieutenantGeorge Liddell (d.1672)B0511665LieutenantHenry Clarke (d.1674)B0511669LieutenantHenry MillettB0511680 - 8.1.1681/82LieutenantGeorge St Loe (d.1689)ref:1059

Service History

DateEventSource
4.1653Completed at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3592.10.0dBWAS-1603
1660Refitted as a 38 gunner
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft
1666Refitted as a 42 gunner
1.6.1666Four Days Battle
25.7.1666St James Day Battle
28.5.1673First Battle of Schooneveld
4.6.1673Second Battle of Schooneveld
11.8.1673Battle of Texel
1677Refitted as a 46 gunner
17.4.1680Took the Ship Calabash
8.1.1681/82

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Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1659-1659	British Baltic Fleet 1659	Edward Montagu (d.1672)

Notes on Ship

Sunk in Action with the French "Pelican" in Hudsons bay

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

W015Various, Web Site

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

ref:1059 Digital Book

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