British Second Rate galleon 'Assurance' (1605)

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Assurance
Nominal Guns	34	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British galleon 'Hope' (1560) (48) 1560-1602 British 48 Gun Unrated Galleon
Ordered	12.1602	BWAS-1603
Acquired	1605	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1603
Category	Second Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Galleon	BWAS-1603
Sold	14.11.1645	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel95' 0"Imperial Feet28.956
Breadth33' 0"Imperial Feet10.0584
Depth in Hold14' 6"Imperial Feet4.3053
Burthen601Tons and Tonnage
Burthen451Baker's Rule Tons

Armament

1624Broadside Weight = 195.5 Imperial Pound ( 88.6595 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck2 British Cannon-Perrier
Gun Deck10 British Culverin
Gun Deck12 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck10 British Saker
Gun Deck4 British Portpiece

1631Broadside Weight = 153.5 Imperial Pound ( 69.6125 kg)TRINITY
Gun Deck8 British Culverin
Gun Deck12 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck10 British Saker
Gun Deck4 British Fowler

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1603250 BWAS-1603

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1606 - 1614CaptainBWAS-16031627CaptainBWAS-16031629CaptainBWAS-16031632 - 1633CaptainBWAS-16031636 - 8.1636CaptainBWAS-16038.1638 - 1638CaptainBWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
1606In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1625Expedition to CadizBWAS-1603
1625Attack on Cadiz
1627On the Dutch coastBWAS-1603
7.10.1627Took the Ship in the texel
1629In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1630Placed in ordinaryBWAS-1603
1633Placed in ordinary at ChathamBWAS-1603
2.7.1636In the ship money fleetBWAS-1603
14.11.1645Ordered to be soldBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

TRINITYG. G. Harris, Book

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