British Fifth Rate ship 'Cygnet' (1643)

Three Decks' Forum

Come and ask, answer or inform.

Update
Richard Harrison PearsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Merchant Sailor
Service 1790-1814
Update
Pluto (8) 1782-1817
British 8 Gun
Unrated Fireship
Update
William MercerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1799
Update
Fox (32) 1780-1816
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
Update
George BoswellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1794
Update
Princess Royal (90) 1773-1807
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
Update
Henry GarrettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1833
Update
Vengeance (74) 1774-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Update
Sir Henry PowlettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1830
Update
Edward EllicottBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1812
See more...

Puissant (74) 1793-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1793)
Stork (16) 1796-1816
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
(1796)
David HotchkisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1797
Sandwich (90) 1759-1810
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
(1759)
Bedford (74) 1775-1817
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1775)
Pomone (44) 1794-1802
British 44 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1794)
Canada (74) 1765-1834
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1765)
Haarlem (68) 1785-1797
Dutch 68 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1785)
Hercules (66) 1781-1797
Dutch 66 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1781)
Le Railleur (20) 1797-1797
French 20 Gun
Privateer Corvette
(1797)
See more...

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Burthen160Baker's Rule Tons

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.165280 NRS013
165380 BWAS-1603

DatesRankNameSource
1643 - 1644CaptainBWAS-16031644CaptainBWAS-16031645CaptainBWAS-16031646CaptainBWAS-160319.8.1646 - 1648CaptainW0151.1.1649/50 - 1650CaptainSPD-16491651 - 1652CaptainBWAS-16031653 - 1654CaptainBWAS-1603

DatesRankNameSource
1649PurserSPD-164919.12.1649 - 1649CarpenterSPD-164919.12.1649 - 1649BoatswainSPD-1649

DateEventSource
1646Winter GuardBWAS-1603
1647In the North SeaBWAS-1603
1650With Blake's squadron off the Tagus, as a fireshipBWAS-1603
28.9.1652Battle of Kentish Knock
18.2.1652/53Battle of Portland

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1645-1645	Summer Guard of 1645
1646-1646	Winter Guard of 1646
14.2.1649/50-1652	Fleet sent to Lisbon	Robert BlakeBritish Naval Sailor Soldier Service 1649-1657

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

Previous comments on this pageno comments to display

Make a comment about this page

Recent comments to other pages

Date posted	By	Page
Saturday 13th of June 2026 12:37	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Puissant' (1793) (74) 1793-1816 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Saturday 13th of June 2026 12:33	Jon Miller	British sloop 'Stork' (1796) (16) 1796-1816 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop
Saturday 13th of June 2026 12:28	Jon Miller	David HotchkisBritish Naval Sailor Service 1779-1797
Saturday 13th of June 2026 12:21	Jon Miller	British Second Rate ship of the line 'Sandwich' (1759) (90) 1759-1810 British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line
Saturday 13th of June 2026 12:18	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Bedford' (1775) (74) 1775-1817 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line