British Sixth Rate fireship 'Fox' (1658)

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Fox			4356
Nominal Guns	14
Nationality	Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland
Operator	State Navy
Previously	French Privateer ship 'Le Saint Antoine' (1658) (14) 1658-1658 French 14 Gun Privateer Ship
Captured	1658
Shipyard	Unknown
Category	Sixth Rate
Ship Type	Fireship
Expended as Fireship	9.8.1666

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel72' 0"Imperial Feet21.9456
Breadth23' 0"Imperial Feet7.0104
Depth in Hold8' 6"Imperial Feet2.5908
Draught Aft10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen202 ⁵⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
165860 BWAS-1603
166635As a fireshipBWAS-1603

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1658 - 1660CaptainBWAS-160319.8.1662 - 16.12.1662CaptainBWAS-16031665CaptainB05117.4.1666 - 20.5.1666CaptainB05120.5.1666 - 16.6.1666CaptainB05116.6.1666 - 10.8.1666CaptainB103

Service History

DateEventSource
1658Taken at OstendBWAS-1603
1666Convert to a 6-gun fireshipBWAS-1603
1666Rerated as a 6 gun Fireship
25.7.1666St James Day Battle
9.8.1666Holmes' Bonfire

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

B103Joseph Allen, Digital Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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