British First Rate ship of the line 'Royal Sovereign' (1685)

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Royal Sovereign	6087
Nominal Guns	100	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British First Rate ship of the line 'Royal Sovereign' (1660) (100)
Acquired	1685	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	B028
Constructor	Robert Lee (d.1698)	BWAS-1603
Category	First Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1603
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1603
Burnt	27.1.1695/96	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Gundeck167' 9"Imperial Feet50.905
Length of Keel135' 6"Imperial Feet41.1524
Breadth48' 4"Imperial Feet14.6431
Depth in Hold19' 4"Imperial Feet5.8025
Burthen1,683Tons BM

Armament

1694Broadside Weight = 1164 Imperial Pound ( 527.874 kg)B065
Gun Deck22 British Cannon of 7
Gun Deck30 British Culverin
Gun Deck48 British Culverin

2 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
bef.11.5.1691 - 27.7.1695CaptainHumphrey Sanders (d.1725/26)B05127.7.1695 - 17.10.1695CaptainEdward Whitaker ADM 6/3/83ADM 6/3

4 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.1690 - 7.1690Admiral of the FleetArthur Herbert (1648-1716)B0511692 - 31.5.1692Vice-Admiral of the RedSir Ralph Delavall (c.1641-1706/7)B0513.6.1692 - 1692Vice-Admiral of the RedSir Ralph Delavall (c.1641-1706/7)EWIKI18.2.1692/93 - 1694Rear-Admiral of the RedMathew Aylmer (1650-1720)B051

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.1694 - 25.12.1695Fifth LieutenantAnthony Elliot ADM 6/3/89ADM 6/329.10.1694 - 29.12.1695Fifth LieutenantTudor Trevor (d.1739/40) ADM 6/3/89ADM 6/310.11.1694 - 23.11.1695Third LieutenantGeorge Smith (d.1704) ADM 6/3/83ADM 6/320.4.1695 - 25.12.1695Second LieutenantThomas Lambert (d.1699/1700) ADM 6/3/86ADM 6/3

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
7.5.1692 - 16.4.1693Master's MateJohn Henderson (c.1655-1702) ADM 107/1/68ADM 107/19.6.1692 - 22.7.1693Master's MateJohn Humphreys ADM 107/1/90ADM 107/1

4 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1.7.1689 - 25.4.1690Able SeamanHenry Day ADM 107/1/5ADM 107/122.4.1690 - 29.10.1690Able SeamanWilliam Ockman (c.1670-1740) ADM 107/1/71ADM 107/12.11.1690 - 6.12.1690VolunteerRichard Haddock (c.1674-1749/50) ADM 107/1/29ADM 107/119.7.1693 - 13.1.1693/94Able SeamanThomas Slade (c.1673-?) ADM 107/1/60ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
19.5.1692Battle of Barfleur

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B065Brian Lavery, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

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EWIKIVarious, Web Site

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