British Fifth Rate ship 'Satisfaction' (1646)

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Satisfaction
Nominal Guns	26	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	State Navy
Purchased	1646	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Wrecked	19.9.1662	BWAS-1603
Becomes	British Fifth Rate ship 'Satisfaction' (1648) (26) 1648-1648 British 26 Gun 5th Rate Ship

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Burthen290Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentTRN2
Burthen220Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel89' 0"Imperial Feet27.1272
Breadth24' 6"Imperial Feet7.3533
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Draught Aft14' 0"Imperial Feet4.2672
Burthen284 ¹⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1647100 BWAS-1603

12 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1647CaptainBWAS-16031648 - 6.1648CaptainBWAS-160311.1648 - 1649CaptainBWAS-16031649 - 1650CaptainBWAS-16031650CaptainBWAS-16031651 - 1653CaptainBWAS-16031653 - 1655CaptainBWAS-16031656 - 1657CaptainBWAS-16031657 - 1658CaptainBWAS-16031659 - 1660CaptainBWAS-160328.3.1662 - 13.8.1662CaptainB05114.8.1662 - 90.90.1620CaptainBWAS-1603

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
13.11.1651 - 1651CarpenterSPD-1651-213.11.1651 - 1651GunnerSPD-1651-2

Service History

DateEventSource
1646Summer Guard of the Irish Sea
6.1648Mutinied and joined the RoyalistsBWAS-1603
11.1648Mutinied and rejoined the English navy
5.1650Sent as reinforcement for Admiral Blake's fleet blockading the Royalist fleet in Portugal
14.11.1651Orders from the C.O.S "To fit the Satisfaction for one of the winter guard on the coast of Scotland"SPD-1651-2
1653At Portsmouth for the winterBWAS-1603
18.2.1652/53Battle of Portland
19.9.1662Wrecked on the Dutch coastBWAS-1603

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
9.1649-1650	Winter Guard of 1649
14.2.1649/50-1652	Fleet sent to Lisbon	Robert BlakeBritish Naval Sailor Soldier Service 1649-1657

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

SPD-1651-2Mary Anne Everett Green, Book

TRN2William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 18:29	Jon Miller	French Privateer 'La Résolue' (1798) (18) 1798-1798 French 18 Gun Privateer Unknown
Sunday 14th of June 2026 18:29	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Phaeton' (1782) (38) 1782-1828 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Sunday 14th of June 2026 18:27	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Seahorse' (1794) (38) 1794-1819 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Sunday 14th of June 2026 18:24	Jon Miller	Charles John Moore MansfieldBritish Naval Sailor Service 1772-1807
Sunday 14th of June 2026 18:19	Jon Miller	Sir Robert Lawrie (6^th Baronet of Maxwelton)British Naval Sailor Service 1790-1847

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