British Sixth Rate ship 'Robert' (1642)

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Robert
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	State Navy
Previously	British Sixth Rate ship 'Fortune' (1642) (8) 1642-1642 British 8 Gun 6th Rate Ship
Captured	1642	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:655
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Captured	1649	B028

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Burthen100Tons BM

DatesRankNameSource
1643CaptainBWAS-16031645 - 1648CaptainW0151648CaptainBWAS-1603

DateEventSource
1649Taken by Irish RoyalistsBWAS-1603

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1646-1646	Winter Guard of 1646
1647-1648	Winter Guard of 1647	Thomas RainsboroughBritish Naval Sailor Administrator Service 1643-1648

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

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