British Fifth Rate ship 'Selby' (1654)

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Selby -> 1660 Eagle	6581
Nominal Guns	22	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	1.10.1653	B028
Acquired	22.4.1654	B028
Shipyard	Wapping - London	B028
Constructor	John Taylor	B028
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Sunk as Foundation	1694	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Burthen305Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel85' 6"Imperial Feet25.9385
Breadth25' 8"Imperial Feet7.6606
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Depth in Hold12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen299 ⁵⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1654Broadside Weight = 92 Imperial Pound ( 41.7221 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck18 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck4 British Saker

1666Broadside Weight = 99.5 Imperial Pound ( 45.1235 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck16 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck10 British Saker

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1654100 BWAS-1603
1660100 BWAS-1603
1666100 BWAS-1603
1667Home: 115 Abroad: 135 Peacetime: 90 BWAS-1603
1.1.1678/79Home: 135 Abroad: 115 Peacetime: 90ADM 8/1/91ADM8-DB
1.1.1679/8045ADM 8/1/114ADM8-DB

13 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1655CaptainHenry PowellBWAS-16031655 - 1656CaptainJohn ClarkeBWAS-16031656 - 1660CaptainSamuel HigginsonBWAS-160317.10.1660 - 8.9.1662CaptainJohn Fletcher (d.1672)BWAS-160325.3.1664 - 1.11.1664CaptainPackington Brookes (d.1666)B05130.10.1664 - 14.11.1665CaptainJohn StansbyB05115.11.1665 - 5.12.1668CaptainJohn CrabbB0516.1.1672/73 - 1.6.1674CaptainRalph Delavall (c.1641-1706/7)ODNB14.7.1675 - 31.5.1678CaptainWilliam BoothBWAS-160317.5.1678 - 12.12.1678CaptainWilliam Jaques (d.1678)†BWAS-160319.12.1678 - 1689CaptainRobert WilfordBWAS-16031689 - 23.1.1689/90CaptainEdward Dover (d.1695)BWAS-160324.1.1689/90 - 1693CaptainWilliam FazebyBWAS-1603

3 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
7.1.1680/81 - 12.8.1681Captain's ServantJohn Stephens (c.1664-1731) ADM 107/1/86ADM 107/122.4.1690 - 18.5.1691Able SeamanWilliam Pomroy (c.1665-?) ADM 107/1/100ADM 107/16.4.1694 - 29.6.1694VolunteerCovill Mayne (c.1674-1746) ADM 107/1/98ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
1660Renamed EagleB028
6.1660In the North SeaBWAS-1603
1665At TangierBWAS-1603
31.8.1673

Pay record starting 6.1.1672/73 for a period of 8 months, 2 weeks & 0 days for a value of £1,785.0.0d.

ADM8-DB
1674Converted to a fireshipB028
1674To GuineaBWAS-1603
1674Refitted as a 12 gun Unrated Fireship ADM8-DB
1675Guardship at SheernessBWAS-1603
1678Guardship at SheernessBWAS-1603
7.1689Off DunkirkBWAS-1603
1.1690Guardship at SheernessBWAS-1603
1694Sunk as a foundation at SheernessBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ADM8-DBSamuel McLean, Archive

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

ADM 107/1 Archive

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