British Fourth Rate ship 'Maidstone' (1653)

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Maidstone -> 1660 Mary Rose	455
Nominal Guns	40	B028
Nationality	Commonwealth of England
Operator	State Navy
Launched	11.1653	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	B028
Shipyard	Woodbridge - Suffolk	B028
Constructor	John MundayBritish Ship Builder	B028
Category	Fourth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Captured	12.7.1691	B028
Becomes	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Vaillant' (1691) (50) 1691-1698 French 50 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Keel100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48
Breadth31' 8"Imperial Feet9.652
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen556Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Burthen555Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB022
Length of Keel102' 0"Imperial Feet31.0896
Breadth32' 0"Imperial Feet9.7536
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen555 ⁵⁴⁄₉₄Imperial Feet0.0146
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48
Breadth31' 6"Imperial Feet9.6012
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Draught Aft16' 0"Imperial Feet4.8768
Burthen527 ⁷⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1666Broadside Weight = 310 Imperial Pound ( 140.5852 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck22 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck20 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck8 British Saker

1677Broadside Weight = 274.5 Imperial Pound ( 124.4859 kg)B022
Lower Gun Deck22 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British Saker

1685Broadside Weight = 305 Imperial Pound ( 138.3175 kg)B022
Lower Gun Deck22 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck20 British 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British Demi-Culverin

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1660140Official ComplementB022
1666190Official ComplementB022
1670170Official ComplementB022

17 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1654 - 6.1657CaptainBWAS-16036.1657 - 1657CaptainBWAS-16031660CaptainBWAS-16031.1.1661/62 - 24.7.1663Captain†BWAS-16031664CaptainB0516.1665 - 21.7.1665CaptainBWAS-160321.7.1665 - 13.1.1668/69CaptainB05122.2.1668/69 - 13.6.1670CaptainBWAS-16031.3.1670/71 - 12.6.1672CaptainB0511675 - 10.1675CaptainBWAS-160310.1675 - 31.12.1675CaptainBWAS-16037.1.1677/78 - 15.4.1678Captain TransferedB05112.4.1678 - 7.6.1680CaptainB05118.8.1681 - 9.8.1684Captain TransferedBWAS-160319.6.1685 - bef.25.7.1687Captain Discharged DeadBWAS-160326.7.1687 - 27.9.1688CaptainBWAS-1603bef.22.3.1690/91 - 12.7.1691CaptainBWAS-1603

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1662LieutenantB0511666LieutenantB0511671Lieutenantref:649

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
21.3.1688/89 - 3.1690/91GunnerADM/A19.3.1690/91 - 1691GunnerADM/A

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
9.2.1686/87 - 14.1.1687/88Midshipman ADM 107/1/35ADM 107/1

3 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1668Unknownref:6493.10.1686 - 16.8.1689Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/1/86ADM 107/124.3.1690/91 - 12.7.1691Able Seaman ADM 107/1/45ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
11.1653Completed at Unknown at a cost of £3432.0.0dBWAS-1603
20.4.1657Battle of Santa Cruz
5.1660Renamed Mary Rose
6.1660At GravesendBWAS-1603
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft
1666Rerated as a 50 gunner
1.6.1666Four Days Battle
25.7.1666St James Day Battle
28.5.1672Battle of Solebay
28.5.1673First Battle of Schooneveld
4.6.1673Second Battle of Schooneveld
11.8.1673Battle of Texel
1677Rerated as a 48 gunner
1678In the Channel then to NewfoundlandBWAS-1603
1681In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1686To BarbadoesBWAS-1603
12.7.1691Captured by the French in the AtlanticB068

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1659-1659	British Baltic Fleet 1659	Edward MontaguBritish Naval Sailor Service 1656-1672

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Posted by Robert Boon on Friday 28th of October 2016 19:44

Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 12 1685-1688

Lieutenant Governor Stede to Lords of Trade and Plantations. The Treaty of Neutrality and the royal orders thereupon are lately come to my hand. I have ordered Captain George Beach, of H.M.S. Mary Rose (Captain John Temple being dead) to publish it in St. Lucia; St. Vincent, and Dominica.

Letter dated 19 March 1687

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Maidstone -> 1660 Mary Rose