British Fourth Rate ship 'Golden Lion' (1664)

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Golden Lion
Nominal Guns	42	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Captured	29.3.1664	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Category	Fourth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Given Away	11.1.1667/68	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB022
Length of Keel101' 4"Imperial Feet30.8864
Breadth28' 6"Imperial Feet8.5535
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen438Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel101' 4"Imperial Feet30.8864
Breadth28' 6"Imperial Feet8.5535
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Draught Aft15' 0"Imperial Feet4.572
Burthen437 ⁷⁶⁄₉₅Tons BM

Armament

1666Broadside Weight = 185 Imperial Pound ( 83.8976 kg)B022
Lower Gun Deck20 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck18 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British Saker

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1665170 BWAS-1603
1666170EstablishmentB022

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
24.4.1665 - 1666CaptainB051

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
3.1663/64 - 1664LieutenantB051

Service History

DateEventSource
29.3.1664Taken by off the West coast of AfricaBWAS-1603
3.8.1665Battle of Vågen
11.1.1667/68Given away to the Guinea CompanyBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B022Rif Winfield, Book

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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