British Third Rate ship of the line 'Lyme' (1654)

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Lyme -> 1666 Montagu	5190
Nominal Guns	52	B028
Nationality	Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	12.1652	B028
Acquired	4.9.1654	B028
First Commissioned	1655	B028
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	B028
Constructor	John Tippetts	B028
Category	Third Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up to Rebuild	1673	B028
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Montagu' (1675) (62)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Gundeck117' 0"Imperial Feet35.6616
Breadth35' 2"Imperial Feet10.6782
Depth in Hold15' 0"Imperial Feet4.572
Burthen764Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck145' 0"Imperial Feet44.196
Length of Keel117' 0"Imperial Feet35.6616
Breadth35' 2"Imperial Feet10.6782
Depth in Hold15' 0"Imperial Feet4.572
Burthen769 ⁶⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1666Broadside Weight = 502 Imperial Pound ( 227.657 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck20 British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck4 British Culverin
Gun Deck32 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck2 British Falcon

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1660220 BWAS-1603
1666300 BWAS-1603

13 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1655CaptainJohn BourneBWAS-16031656 - 1657CaptainEustace SmithBWAS-16031657 - 1659AdmiralJohn StokesBWAS-16031.4.1661 - 17.12.1662CaptainRichard Utber (d.1669)B0517.10.1664 - 28.8.1665CaptainHenry Fenn (d.1666)B05129.8.1665 - 22.9.1665CaptainMartin Carslake (d.1670)B05124.9.1665 - 31.5.1666CaptainHenry Fenn (d.1666)†BWAS-16032.6.1666 - 6.6.1666CaptainThomas Room Coyle (d.1689)B0517.6.1666 - 15.10.1667CaptainDaniel Helling (d.1672)BWAS-160320.3.1667/68 - 12.5.1669CaptainThe Hon. Francis Digby (d.1672)BWAS-160320.9.1671 - 18.1.1671/72CaptainRichard LondonBWAS-16031672 - 1673CaptainThomas DarcyB05119.1.1671/72 - 30.10.1672CaptainThomas DarcyB051

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1661 - 1663LieutenantHenry AdeyB051

Service History

DateEventSource
4.9.1654Completed at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £7020.0.0dBWAS-1603
1657Flagship in the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
20.4.1657Battle of Santa Cruz
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft
1666Refitted as a 58 gun Third Rate
23.5.1666Renamed MontaguBWAS-1603
25.7.1666St James Day Battle
28.5.1672Battle of Solebay

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

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

B028J. J. ColledgeBook

B065Brian LaveryBook

BWAS-1603Rif WinfieldBook

B051John CharnockDigital Book

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