British Third Rate ship of the line 'House of Sweeds' (1665)

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House of Sweeds			4801
Nominal Guns	70
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Dutch Merchant ship 'Huijs te Zwieten' (1660) (70) 1660-1665 Dutch 70 Gun Merchant Ship
Captured	9.9.1665
First Commissioned	24.9.1665
Shipyard	Unknown
Category	Third Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sunk as Blockship	13.6.1667

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Burthen786Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel111' 0"Imperial Feet33.8328
Breadth36' 6"Imperial Feet10.9982
Depth in Hold16' 3"Imperial Feet4.8895
Draught Aft17' 6"Imperial Feet5.2034
Burthen786Tons BM

Armament

1666Broadside Weight = 627 Imperial Pound ( 284.345 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck26 British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Gun Deck20 British Saker

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1666280 BWAS-1603

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
24.9.1665 - 2.4.1666CaptainB0513.4.1666 - 6.6.1666CaptainBWAS-160310.6.1666 - 31.3.1667CaptainB051

Service History

DateEventSource
1.6.1666Four Days Battle
25.7.1666St James Day Battle
13.6.1667Scuttled as a blockship at WoolwichBWAS-1603
8.1667Raised and broken upBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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