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Nominal Guns8B028
NationalityCommonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland
OperatorState Navy
Ordered11.1655B028
Launched1655B028
How acquiredPurpose builtB028
ShipyardWoolwich Dockyard - Woolwich B028
Ship ClassEaglet Group (1655)B028
CategoryUnratedB028
Ship TypeKetchB028
Sold10.1667BWAS-1603

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel42' 0"Imperial Feet12.8016 
Breadth16' 0"Imperial Feet4.8768 
Depth in Hold7' 0"Imperial Feet2.1336 
Draught Aft8' 0"Imperial Feet2.4384 
Burthen57 1894Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDB002
Burthen60Tons BM 

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
3.10.165535Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1656 - 1660Commander
Andrew AshfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1656-1665
BWAS-1603
24.6.1660 - 6.5.1661Commander
Andrew AshfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1656-1665
BWAS-1603
14.5.1661 - 13.12.1661Commander
William BlakeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1661-1664
B051
14.12.1661 - 26.1.1662/63Commander
John KingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1651-1668
B051
5.10.1664 - 5.10.1667Commander
Richard EarlesmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1664-1673
B051

Service History


DateEventSource
11.1657Took the Royalist privateer MaryBWAS-1603
5.1660In the DownsBWAS-1603
1661To the MediterraneanBWAS-1603

 
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