British Second Rate great ship 'Victory' (1620)

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Victory
Nominal Guns	42	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Launched	1620	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	B028
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	B028
Constructor	William BurrellBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1607-1630	B028
Category	Second Rate	B028
Ship Type	Great Ship	B028
Broken Up to Rebuild	1666	B028
Becomes	British Second Rate ship of the line 'Victory' (1666) (82) 1666-1691 British 82 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Keel108' 0"Imperial Feet32.9184
Breadth35' 9"Imperial Feet10.7137
Depth in Hold17' 0"Imperial Feet5.1816
Burthen870Imperial Feet0.0254
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel108' 0"Imperial Feet32.9184
Breadth35' 9"Imperial Feet10.7137
Depth in Hold17' 0"Imperial Feet5.1816
Burthen721Tons and Tonnage
Burthen541Baker's Rule Tons

Armament

1625Broadside Weight = 285 Imperial Pound ( 129.2476 kg)B065
Gun Deck2 British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck2 British Cannon-Perrier
Gun Deck16 British Culverin
Gun Deck12 British 12-Pounder
Gun Deck4 British Saker
Gun Deck2 British Falcon
Gun Deck4 British Fowler

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1625250150 Mariners, 30 gunners and 70 soldiersB065
3.1651/52260
12.1653300 BWAS-1603
1660280 BWAS-1603

15 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1627CaptainBWAS-16031636CaptainBWAS-16031639CaptainBWAS-16031641Rear-AdmiralBWAS-16031642CaptainBWAS-16031642CaptainW0151643CaptainW0151644 - 1646CaptainW0151645 - 1646CaptainW0151646 - 1647CaptainW0151648CaptainW0154.1649 - 12.1649CaptainW0151651 - 1652CaptainW0151653CaptainBWAS-16031657CaptainODNB

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1653Vice-Admiral of the BlueNRS037

5 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1648 - 19.6.1648Carpenterref:18451648 - 19.6.1648Gunnerref:18451648 - 19.6.1648Purserref:18451649CarpenterSPD-16495.4.1649 - 1649CarpenterSPD-1649

Service History

DateEventSource
1646Summer Guard - as a late additionW015
22.5.1649Blockade of Kinsale
1652Summer GuardW015
3.1651/52Rerated as a 52 gunner
19.5.1652Battle of Dover
30.11.1652Battle of Dungeness
7.1.1652/53Ordered to Chatham to be gravedNRS030
20.1.1652/53Still at Chatham, she had been gravedNRS030
1.2.1652/53Moved to QueenboroughNRS030
18.2.1652/53Battle of Portland
4.1653In PortsmouthNRS030
24.4.1653New mainmast fittedNRS030
30.4.1653Lying in Tilbury Hope, not fully mannedNRS030
2.6.1653Battle of the Gabbard
31.7.1653Battle of Scheveningen
9.1653Part of Lawson's squadron off the coast of HollandNRS030
12.1653Rerated as a 58 gunner
1660Rerated as a 56 gunner

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1642-1642	Summer Guard of 1642	Sir John PenningtonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1620-1643

Notes on Ship

Following the 1642 revolt against Parliament in Kent, the following three men (amongst a total of twenty-seven) were ordered into custody by order of the House of Commons on 1648-Jun-19:

Thomas Barton, Purser of the Victory
Degory Rosogo, Gunner of the Victory
Wm. Booreman, Carpenter - Victory

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