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Dover	456
Nominal Guns	48/42	B028
Nationality	Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland
Operator	State Navy
Launched	1.1654	BWAS-1603
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Shoreham - Sussex	B028
Constructor	William Castle (1629-1681)	B028
Category	Fourth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up to Rebuild	1695	B028
Becomes	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Dover' (1695) (50)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Keel104' 0"Imperial Feet31.6992
Breadth31' 8"Imperial Feet9.652
Depth in Hold12' 8"Imperial Feet3.7592
Burthen554Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel104' 0"Imperial Feet31.6992
Breadth31' 8"Imperial Feet9.652
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen554 ⁶⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.2.1679/80Home: 230 Abroad: 200 Peacetime: 150ADM 8/1/113ADM8-DB

22 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1654CaptainEdward MoorcockBWAS-16031654 - 1655CaptainRobert Sanders (d.1666/67)BWAS-16031656 - 1657CaptainJohn BlytheBWAS-16031658 - 7.1660CaptainRobert MartinBWAS-16039.7.1660 - 24.8.1660CaptainThomas Allin (1612-1685)BWAS-160326.8.1660 - 18.10.1662CaptainJohn Hayward (d.1673)BWAS-16031664CaptainJonas PooleB05116.5.1664 - 27.10.1664CaptainEdward Spragg (d.1673)B05128.10.1664 - 3.9.1668CaptainGeoffrey Pearce (d.1672)B0511.9.1671 - 8.4.1672CaptainJohn Berry (1635-1690/91)B0519.4.1672 - 4.6.1672CaptainSir John ErnleBWAS-160310.6.1672 - 28.7.1674CaptainChristopher MasonBWAS-16038.5.1678 - 19.10.1678CaptainJohn Kempthorne (1651-1692)BWAS-16035.1679 - 1681CaptainDavid Lloyd (d.1714)BWAS-16037.1681 - 1682CaptainDaniel DeringBWAS-16031688 - 4.1689CaptainCloudisley Shovell (1650-1707)BWAS-16034.1689 - 5.1689CaptainJohn Munden (d.1718/19)BWAS-16035.1689 - 6.1689CaptainJohn Jennifer (d.1690/91)BWAS-16036.1689 - 1690CaptainGeorge Byng (1663/64-1732/33)BWAS-16035.1690 - 2.1693CaptainEdward WhitakerBWAS-16032.1693 - 1694CaptainWilliam Cross (d.1746)BWAS-16031694 - 18.4.1695CaptainAndrew Douglas (d.1725)BWAS-1603

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1664LieutenantGeoffrey Pearce (d.1672)B0511664 - 1666LieutenantJames Jennifer (d.1677)B0511666 - 7.1666LieutenantRichard James (d.1679/80)W014

6 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
26.8.1688 - 26.9.1689Quarter GunnerRobert Hemmens (c.1658-?) ADM 107/1/64ADM 107/111.7.1689 - 7.10.1692Volunteer-per-orderNicholas Smith (c.1671-1721) ADM 107/1/72ADM 107/126.8.1689 - 16.1.1690/91MidshipmanJohn Jones (c.1666-?) ADM 107/1/28ADM 107/118.10.1689 - 1.3.1690/91Volunteer-per-orderJames Wilson (c.1672-?) ADM 107/1/65ADM 107/18.10.1692 - 28.9.1693MidshipmanNicholas Smith (c.1671-1721) ADM 107/1/72ADM 107/129.1.1693/94 - 1.7.1695Master's MateWilliam Lyneham (c.1659-?) ADM 107/1/96ADM 107/1

3 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
28.9.1684 - 23.7.1685Able SeamanJohn Humphreys ADM 107/1/90ADM 107/124.5.1687 - 30.1.1688/89Captain's ClerkRichard Culliford (d.1738) ADM 107/1/10ADM 107/121.8.1691 - 21.8.1692Able SeamanEdmund Hickey (c.1673-?) ADM 107/1/69ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
1.1654Completed at Shoreham - Sussex at a cost of £3604.5.0dBWAS-1603
1658In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1662With Sandwich's squadron to Tangier and Lisbon 1662BWAS-1603
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft
1.6.1666Four Days Battle
25.7.1666St James Day Battle
25.6.1667Battle of Martinique
28.5.1672Battle of Solebay
7.1673Sailed to the Straits and then into the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
31.8.1673

Pay record starting 1.1.1671/72 for a period of 21 months, 3 weeks & 0 days for a value of £6,090.0.0d.

ADM8-DB
27.9.1673

Captain Christopher Mason, the Dover, The Downs - North Sea . He arrived at the Downs on Saturday with one East India ship and the Virginia fleet under his convoy in company with the Barnaby, to await further orders.

ADM 106
28.9.1673

Coming from Plymouth - Devon with ye Virginia Fleete.

ADM8-DB
6.1678In the ChannelBWAS-1603
5.1679Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1603
1682Sailed to Ireland and then to TangierBWAS-1603
4.1.1690/91Took the Privateer Ship L'Henri (24) BWAS-1603
1693In the Irish SeaBWAS-1603
27.1.1692/93

Capture of 14-gun Lion Eveillé

BWAS-1603
27.1.1692/93Took the Privateer Frégate Légère La Marianne (18) BWAS-1603
27.1.1692/93Took the Privateer Le Saint Antoine (20) BWAS-1603
4.6.1693Took the Privateer Ship Le Beaulieu (32)
1694Stationed off DunkirkBWAS-1603
1695Broken up to rebuild at PortsmouthBWAS-1603
18.4.1695Paid offADM 51

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

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

B028J. J. ColledgeBook

BWAS-1603Rif WinfieldBook

B065Brian LaveryBook

ADM8-DBSamuel McLeanArchive

B051John CharnockDigital Book

W014James C BenderWeb Site

ADM 107/1 Archive

ADM 106 Document

ADM 51 Archive

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