British Second Rate great ship 'Swiftsure' (1621)

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Swiftsure
Nominal Guns	46	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	2.1621	BWAS-1603
Launched	1621	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	1654	B028
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Swiftsure' (1653) (56) 1653-1666 British 56 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Keel106' 0"Imperial Feet32.3088
Breadth35' 10"Imperial Feet10.668
Depth in Hold16' 9"Imperial Feet4.9149
Burthen876Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel106' 0"Imperial Feet32.3088
Breadth35' 10"Imperial Feet10.668
Depth in Hold16' 9"Imperial Feet4.9149
Burthen746Tons and Tonnage
Burthen559Baker's Rule Tons

Armament

1625Broadside Weight = 267 Imperial Pound ( 121.0846 kg)B065
Gun Deck2 British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck2 British Cannon-Perrier
Gun Deck16 British Culverin
Gun Deck12 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck4 British Saker
Gun Deck2 British Falcon
Gun Deck4 British Fowler

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1625250Establishment = 150 Mariners, 30 Gunners and 70 SoldiersB065
3.1651/52260 BWAS-1603
1653400 BWAS-1603

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1625CaptainBWAS-16031628CaptainBWAS-16031635 - 1636CaptainBWAS-16031637Vice-AdmiralBWAS-16031640Rear-AdmiralBWAS-16031643 - 1644CaptainBWAS-16031647CaptainBWAS-16031650 - 1652CaptainBWAS-16031650 - 1653CaptainBWAS-1603

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.1653 - 1654General at SeaBWAS-1603

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
27.3.1649 - 1649CookSPD-16511652 - 7.1652GunnerSPD-1651-2

Service History

DateEventSource
1623Voyage to SpainBWAS-1603
1625Flagship of the Vice-Admirals squadron on the expedition to CadizTRN2
1625Sailed for CadizBWAS-1603
1625Attack on Cadiz
1628At La RochelleBWAS-1603
1632Refitted as a 42 gun Second Rate
1635In the ChannelBWAS-1603
11.1635Took the Privateer
1643In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1647At PortsmouthBWAS-1603
1650On the West coastBWAS-1603
30.11.1650Sailed from Spithead as part of a squadron under Vice-Admiral William Penn consisting in addition of , , and
1.1651The squadron was joined by the and some "frigates"
29.3.1651The squadron passed the straits into the MediterraneanTRN2
25.7.1651Arrived in MaltaTRN2
9.1651The squadron was in the StraitsTRN2
10.1651Near GibraltarTRN2
1652Refitted as a 46 gun Second Rate
30.3.1652Arrived in FalmouthTRN2
1653Refitted as a 64 gun Second Rate

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1650-1650	Summer Guard of 1650
29.9.1654-8.1657	Fleet for the Mediterranean	Robert BlakeBritish Naval Sailor Soldier Service 1649-1657

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B065Brian Lavery, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

SPD-1651Mary Anne Everett Green, Book

SPD-1651-2Mary Anne Everett Green, Book

TRN2William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

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