British First Rate ship of the line 'Royal Sovereign' (1660)

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Royal Sovereign
Nominal Guns	100	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Keel Laid Down	11.7.1659	BWAS-1603
Launched	26.8.1660	B028
First Commissioned	9.1665	BWAS-1603
How acquired	Purpose built	B028
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	B028
Constructor	John TaylorBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1627-1660	BWAS-1603
Category	First Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up to Rebuild	1679	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Keel127' 0"Imperial Feet38.7096
Breadth47' 6"Imperial Feet14.3474
Depth in Hold19' 2"Imperial Feet5.7968
Burthen1,605Tons BM

Armament

1666Broadside Weight = 910.5 Imperial Pound ( 412.9123 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck13 British Cannon of 7
Gun Deck13 British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck36 British 16-Pounder
Gun Deck18 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck22 British Saker

1677Broadside Weight = 1052.5 Imperial Pound ( 477.3091 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck26 British Cannon of 7
Middle Gun Deck28 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck14 British Saker
Roundhouse4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1666600 BWAS-1603
5.1666700 BWAS-1603
7.1667800 BWAS-1603

10 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1665 - 4.1666CommodoreB0519.1665 - 4.1666CaptainBWAS-16031666CaptainB0517.7.1672 - 26.8.1672CaptainBWAS-16031673CaptainTRN21.1.1672/73 - 10.8.1673Captain†BWAS-160311.2.1672/73 - 4.6.1673CaptainBWAS-160329.5.1673 - 31.5.1673Captain TransferedB0515.6.1673 - 30.6.1673CaptainBWAS-16031.7.1673 - 30.10.1673CaptainBWAS-1603

6 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1671 - 1673Vice-AdmiralB0511672 - 5.1672Rear-Admiral of the RedB05119.1.1671/72 - 8.4.1672Rear-AdmiralBWAS-16038.4.1672 - 29.10.1672Vice-AdmiralBWAS-16035.1672 - 1672Vice-Admiral of the BlueB0514.6.1673 - 14.9.1673AdmiralBWAS-1603

9 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1665Second LieutenantB0511668LieutenantB05119.1.1671/72 - 29.10.1672LieutenantBWAS-160319.1.1671/72 - 29.10.1672LieutenantBWAS-160319.1.1671/72 - 29.10.1672LieutenantBWAS-160311.2.1672/73 - 4.6.1673LieutenantBWAS-160311.2.1672/73 - 4.6.1673LieutenantBWAS-16036.4.1673 - 30.10.1673LieutenantBWAS-16035.6.1673 - 13.8.1673LieutenantBWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
25.7.1666St James Day Battle
28.5.1672Battle of Solebay
28.5.1673First Battle of Schooneveld
4.6.1673Second Battle of Schooneveld
11.8.1673Battle of Texel
1674Laid up at Chatham following the end of the warBWAS-1603
1679Started rebuilding at ChathamBWAS-1603

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1603

Rebuilt from Sovereign (of the Seas). Renamed Royal Sovereign 23.5.1660 while rebuilding. Date of docking to begin work is shown above as date keel laid down.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

B065Brian Lavery, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

TRN2William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

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