British First Rate ship of the line 'Prince Royal' (1663)

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Prince Royal	6090
Nominal Guns	92	B065
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British First Rate ship of the line 'Royal Prince' (1641) (64)
Ordered	20.6.1661	BWAS-1603
Acquired	11.7.1663	W022
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	BWAS-1603
Constructor	Phineus Pett (1628-1678)	B065
Category	First Rate	B065
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B065
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B065
Sunk in Action	3.6.1666	B065

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Keel132' 0"Imperial Feet40.2336
Breadth45' 2"Imperial Feet13.7262
Depth in Hold18' 10"Imperial Feet5.4864
Burthen1,432Tons BM

Armament

1666Broadside Weight = 972 Imperial Pound ( 440.802 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck22 British Cannon of 7
Gun Deck6 British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck28 British Culverin
Gun Deck36 British Demi-Culverin

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
20.2.1664/65 - 13.2.1665/66Captain Roger Cuttance (d.1665/66)†BWAS-160314.2.1665/66 - 3.6.1666Admiral of the BlueSir George Ayscue (d.1672)BWAS-1603

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
20.2.1664/65 - 3.6.1665Admiral of the FleetLord Edward Montagu (1^st Earl of Sandwich) (d.1672)BWAS-1603

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1665Lieutenant James Carteret (d.1668)B0511665Lieutenant John StewardB0511666Lieutenant John Pearce (d.1673)B0511666 - 11.6.1666Lieutenant Thomas HarwoodB051

Service History

DateEventSource
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft
1.6.1666Four Days Battle
3.6.1666Surrendered to the Dutch after grounding and then burnt

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B065Brian Lavery, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

W022Samuel Pepys, Web Site

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Cy on Wednesday 7th of April 2021 11:24

Should have been the Prince, which sometimes gets called the Royal Prince, or even Prince Royal. Amendment has been made. Thanks.

Posted by Alan Soward on Wednesday 7th of April 2021 09:00

Cloudisley Shovell is shown as being entered as midshipman onboard 6 years after it is lost?

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