British Fifth Rate ship 'Warwick' (1643)

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Oxford (22) 1656-1669
British 22 Gun
5th Rate Ship
(1656)
George TeerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1783
George TeerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1783
Orleans (Unknown) 1838
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Brig
(1838)
Hound (Unknown) 1839
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Schooner
(1839)
La Coquette (Unknown) 1809-1822
French Unknown Gun
Unrated Corvette
(1809)
La Coquette (Unknown) 1809-1822
French Unknown Gun
Unrated Corvette
(1809)
John Ender (Unknown) 1839
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Schooner
(1839)
Formosa (Unknown) 1839
Portugese Unknown Gun
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(1839)
Formosa (Unknown) 1839
Portugese Unknown Gun
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Warwick ➡ 1650 Old Warwick
Nominal Guns	22	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	State Navy
Purchased	1643	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up	1660	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel89' 0"Imperial Feet27.1272
Breadth23' 9"Imperial Feet7.0866
Burthen240 ²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
164390 BWAS-1603
1.165280 NRS013

10 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1644CaptainBWAS-16031644 - 1646CaptainBWAS-16031646 - 1647CaptainBWAS-16031647 - 1648CaptainBWAS-160310.1647 - 1648CaptainW0151650CaptainBWAS-16031.1652CaptainNRS0131.1652 - 1653CaptainBWAS-16031654CaptainBWAS-16031656CaptainBWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
1650Renamed Old WarwickBWAS-1603
28.9.1652Battle of Kentish Knock
1656Commissioned as a fireshipBWAS-1603

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1645-1645	Summer Guard of 1645
1646-1646	Winter Guard of 1646
1647-1648	Winter Guard of 1647	Thomas RainsboroughBritish Naval Sailor Service 1643-1648

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

NRS013Samuel R. Gardiner, Book

W015Various, Web Site

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