British Fourth Rate ship 'Rosebush' (1653)

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Rosebush	6261
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Commonwealth of England
Operator	State Navy
Previously	Dutch hired ship 'Rozeboom' (1652) (32)
Captured	4.6.1653	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Unknown	W006
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Sold	11.1668	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel84' 0"Imperial Feet25.6032
Breadth24' 6"Imperial Feet7.3533
Depth in Hold11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052
Draught Aft14' 0"Imperial Feet4.2672
Burthen268 ¹⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1653130 BWAS-1603

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.1653 - 1654CaptainValentine TatnellBWAS-16031654 - 1656CaptainRichard Hodges (d.1666)BWAS-16031660 - 6.1660CaptainSeth HawleyBWAS-16036.1660 - 1660CaptainJohn BrowneB051

Service History

DateEventSource
4.6.1653Taken at the Battle of the GabbardBWAS-1603
10.1653At St Helens for the Winter of 1653/54BWAS-1603
1660Commissioned for fishery protections duty off IcelandBWAS-1603
1660Refitted as a 24 gunner
5.9.1663The following warrant was issued:
Warrant to the Duke of York. Forthwith to deliver to the Royal African Company his Majesty ships Welcome, Sophia, and Rosebush, or such of them as the Company shall desire, with rigging, tackle, and furniture, making first an inventory of what is delivered, and of the state of the ships ; the Company to enter into articles with the Commissioners of the Navy for delivering the same back in the same condition (dangers of the sea only excepted) within 18 months.B093
10.1664Hulked at HarwichBWAS-1603
10.1664Refitted as a Hulk

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
25.12.1654-31.8.1655	Fleet for the West Indies	William Penn (1621-1670)

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

W006Teemu, Web Site

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

B093J.W. Fortescue, W. Noel Sainsbury, Document

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