British Fifth Rate ship 'Lion's Whelp X' (1643)

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Lion's Whelp X
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	English Royalist
Previously	British Fifth Rate sloop 'Lions Whelp X' (1627) (14) 1627-1654 British 14 Gun 5th Rate Sloop
Captured	1643	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Ship Class	Lion's Whelp Class (1627)	B028
Constructor	Robert TranckmoreBritish Ship Builder	B028
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1603
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1603
Captured	1645	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel62' 0"Imperial Feet18.8976
Breadth25' 0"Imperial Feet7.62
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Draught Aft9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Burthen206Tons BM

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
6.4.1633 - 15.4.1633Captainref:1070

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1070 Digital Book

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