British Fourth Rate ship 'Mathias' (1653)

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Mathias	5316
Nominal Guns	38	B028
Nationality	Commonwealth of England
Operator	State Navy
Previously
Captured	4.6.1653	BWAS-1603
Shipyard
Category	Fourth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Burnt	12.6.1667	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel108' 0"Imperial Feet32.9184
Breadth32' 0"Imperial Feet9.7536
Depth in Hold15' 0"Imperial Feet4.572
Draught Aft16' 6"Imperial Feet4.9022
Burthen588 ²⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1666Broadside Weight = 392 Imperial Pound ( 177.7721 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck22 British 24-Pounder
Gun Deck2 British Culverin
Gun Deck6 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck18 British 8-Pounder
Gun Deck4 British Saker

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1653150 BWAS-1603

7 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.1653 - 10.1653CaptainPhilip GethingsBWAS-160310.1653 - 1655CaptainJohn WhiteBWAS-16031655 - 1656CaptainFrancis ParkBWAS-16031662CaptainBernard Gilpin (d.1665)B05129.5.1664 - 21.2.1665/66CaptainJohn Hubbard (d.1671)B05123.2.1665/66 - 8.6.1666CaptainPeter Bowen (d.1673)B05110.6.1666 - 12.6.1667CaptainHenry MillettB051

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1657AdmiralWilliam Goodson (1610-1680)W014

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1664LieutenantHenry MillettB051

Service History

DateEventSource
4.6.1653Taken at the Battle of the GabbardBWAS-1603
10.1653At Chatham for the Winter of 1653/54BWAS-1603
12.1653Refitted as a 52 gunner
31.1.1656/57Left the West Indies bound for EnglandODNB
4.1657Arrived in EnglandODNB
1.6.1666Four Days Battle
10.6.1666Commissioned as a guardship at ChathamBWAS-1603
25.7.1666St James Day Battle
9.6.1667Raid on the Medway
12.6.1667Burnt by the Dutch during the Raid on the MedwayBWAS-1603

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
25.12.1654-31.8.1655	Fleet for the West Indies	William Penn (1621-1670)

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

W014James Bender, Web Site

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

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