British Third Rate ship 'Swallow' (1634)

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Swallow	6991
Nominal Guns	36	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	1.3.1633/34	BWAS-1603
Acquired	12.1634	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	1635
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1603
Constructor	Peter Pett (1610-1672)	BWAS-1603
Category	Third Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Mutinied	6.1648	BWAS-1603
Becomes	French Third Rate ship 'L'Isabelle' (1658) (30)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB032
Length of Gundeck103' 0"Imperial Feet31.3944
Burthen360Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel96' 0"Imperial Feet29.2608
Breadth32' 2"Imperial Feet9.779
Depth in Hold11' 7 ½"Imperial Feet3.3655
Draught Aft12' 2"Imperial Feet3.683
Burthen478Tons and Tonnage
Burthen358Baker's Rule Tons
Burthen528 ³³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1633250 B032
1642150 W015

6 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1635CaptainHenry StradlingBWAS-16031636CaptainThomas KirkeBWAS-16031642CaptainThomas KettlebyW0151643CaptainThomas RainsboroughW0151645 - 1647CaptainWilliam SomasterBWAS-16035.1648 - 6.1648CaptainLeonard Harris (d.1680)BWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
1635In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1642In the Irish SeaBWAS-1603
1643In the ChannelBWAS-1603
8.1643Took the Fifth Rate Ship Fellowship (28) at Milford, she was carrying reinforcements to the King
1647With the Western GuardBWAS-1603
6.1648Defected to the Royalists after the Kent RevoltW030

Fleets
From	Until	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1642	1642	Summer Guard of the Irish Sea 1642	Thomas Kettleby
1645	1645	Summer Guard of 1645
1645	1645	Winter Guard of 1645
1646	1646	Winter Guard of 1646

Notes on Ship

Ships defecting to the Royalists in June 1648

Constant Reformation

Roebuck

Hind

Pelican

Satisfaction

Antelope

Crescent

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

B028J. J. ColledgeBook

BWAS-1603Rif WinfieldBook

B032E. H. H. ArchibaldBook

W015VariousWeb Site

W030UnknownWeb Site

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