British Fifth Rate ship 'Satisfaction' (1646)

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Satisfaction	6462
Nominal Guns	26	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	State Navy
Purchased	1646	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Wrecked	19.9.1662	BWAS-1603
Becomes	British Fifth Rate ship 'Satisfaction' (1648) (26)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Burthen290Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentTRN2
Burthen220Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel89' 0"Imperial Feet27.1272
Breadth24' 6"Imperial Feet7.3533
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Draught Aft14' 0"Imperial Feet4.2672
Burthen284 ¹⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1647100 BWAS-1603

12 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1647Captain Robert Moulton (d.1652)BWAS-16031648 - 6.1648Captain Leonard LidcottBWAS-160311.1648 - 1649Captain Francis PenroseBWAS-16031649 - 1650Captain William BrandleyBWAS-16031650Captain John LambertBWAS-16031651 - 1653Captain William Pestell (d.1662)BWAS-16031653 - 1655Captain Michael NuttonBWAS-16031656 - 1657Captain Valentine TatnellBWAS-16031657 - 1658Captain Peter ButlerBWAS-16031659 - 1660Captain Robert Wilkinson (d.1666)BWAS-160328.3.1662 - 13.8.1662Captain Morgan JonesB05114.8.1662 - 90.90.1620Captain Robert Mohun (d.1667)BWAS-1603

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
13.11.1651 - 1651Gunner Alexander CourtSPD-1651-213.11.1651 - 1651Carpenter George BestSPD-1651-2

Service History

DateEventSource
1646Summer Guard of the Irish Sea
6.1648Mutinied and joined the RoyalistsBWAS-1603
11.1648Mutinied and rejoined the English navy
5.1650Sent as reinforcement for Admiral Blake's fleet blockading the Royalist fleet in Portugal
14.11.1651Orders from the C.O.S "To fit the Satisfaction for one of the winter guard on the coast of Scotland"SPD-1651-2
1653At Portsmouth for the winterBWAS-1603
18.2.1652/53Battle of Portland
19.9.1662Wrecked on the Dutch coastBWAS-1603

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
9.1649-1650	Winter Guard of 1649
14.2.1649/50-1652	Fleet sent to Lisbon	Robert Blake (1598-1657)

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

TRN2William Laid Clowes, Digital Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

SPD-1651-2Mary Anne Everett Green, Book

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