British Third Rate ship of the line 'French Ruby' (1666)

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French Ruby
Ruby
Nominal Guns	66	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Rubis' (1664) (60) 1664-1666 French 60 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	18.9.1666	TRN2
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	BWAS-1603
Ship Class	Rubis Class (1664)	TRN2
Designed by	Laurent Hubac (Sieur de Kervalennec)French Designer Ship Builder Service 1637-1682	BWAS-1603
Category	Third Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up	1686	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Keel112' 0"Imperial Feet34.1376
Breadth37' 10"Imperial Feet11.2776
Depth in Hold16' 6"Imperial Feet4.9022
Burthen968Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck139' 7"Imperial Feet42.3718
Length of Keel112' 0"Imperial Feet34.1376
Breadth38' 2"Imperial Feet11.5888
Depth in Hold16' 6"Imperial Feet4.9022
Draught Aft18' 6"Imperial Feet5.5055
Burthen867 ⁷⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1677Broadside Weight = 688 Imperial Pound ( 312.0088 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck24 British Demi-Cannon
Middle Gun Deck24 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck24 British Saker
Quarterdeck8 British Saker Cutts

1685Broadside Weight = 661 Imperial Pound ( 299.7635 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck22 British Demi-Cannon
Middle Gun Deck20 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck20 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck8 British Demi-Culverin Drake
Forecastle2 British Minions

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1666460 BWAS-1603
1672520as a Second RateBWAS-1603
1.168620as a hulkBWAS-1603

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
19.9.1666 - 3.4.1667CaptainB05120.3.1667/68 - 8.7.1668CaptainBWAS-16031670CaptainB05123.2.1671/72 - 15.10.1672CaptainBWAS-160311.2.1672/73 - 28.11.1674CaptainB0511.4.1678 - 26.8.1678CaptainB051

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1678LieutenantB051

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1686 - 11.9.1686Surgeonref:943

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
27.8.1681 - 3.10.1681Ordinary Seaman ADM 107/1/90ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
1672Refitted as a 74 gun Second Rate
28.5.1672Battle of Solebay
28.5.1673First Battle of Schooneveld
4.6.1673Second Battle of Schooneveld
11.8.1673Battle of Texel
9.1674Guard ship at SheernessBWAS-1603
1678In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1682HulkedB065
12.1.1685/86HulkedBWAS-1603

Notes on Ship

Second rate?B065
Lavery lists the ships as a Second Rate 80 gunner

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/1 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

B065Brian Lavery, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

TRN2William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

ref:943 Book

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