British hired ship 'Prudent Mary' (1652)

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Prudent Mary
Nominal Guns	28	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Commonwealth of England
Operator	State Navy
Acquired	1652	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1603
Category	Hired Vessel	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1603
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1603
Bought by the Navy	1672	BWAS-1603
Becomes	British ship 'Prudent Mary' (1672) (6) 1672-1673 British 6 Gun Unrated Ship

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW014
Length of Keel76' 6"Imperial Feet23.1902
Breadth26' 6"Imperial Feet7.9502
Burthen284Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel76' 0"Imperial Feet23.1648
Breadth27' 0"Imperial Feet8.2296
Depth in Hold12' 6"Imperial Feet3.7338
Draught Aft12' 10"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen294 ⁶⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1653100EstablishmentW014
1665160 BWAS-1603

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1652 - 1653CaptainBWAS-16031653CaptainBWAS-16033.1664/65 - 2.8.1665Captain†BWAS-1603

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1665LieutenantB051

Service History

DateEventSource
28.9.1652Battle of Kentish Knock
2.6.1653Battle of the Gabbard
12.1653Returned to ownersBWAS-1603
3.1664/65Re-hiredBWAS-1603
3.1664/65Refitted as a 36 gun Hired Vessel
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft
3.8.1665Battle of Vågen
12.1666Returned to ownersBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

W014James Bender, Web Site

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Monday 15th of June 2026 04:19	Jon Miller	Robert BaylisBritish Naval Sailor Service 1790-1795
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