British Second Rate great ship 'Vanguard' (1615)

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Vanguard
Nominal Guns	40	B065
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British First Rate galleon 'Vanguard' (1586) (31) 1586-1615 British 31 Gun 1st Rate Galleon
Acquired	1615	B065
Shipyard	Woolwich - London	B065
Constructor	Phineus PettBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1570-1647	B065
Category	Second Rate	B065
Ship Type	Great Ship	B065
Broken Up to Rebuild	1631	B065
Becomes	French hired ship 'Le Vanguard' (1625) (34) 1625-1626 French 34 Gun Hired Ship

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel102' 0"Imperial Feet31.0896
Breadth35' 0"Imperial Feet10.668
Depth in Hold14' 0"Tons BM
Burthen666Tons and Tonnage
Burthen499 ⁸⁰⁄₁₀0Baker's Rule Tons

Armament

1624Broadside Weight = 220 Imperial Pound ( 99.7701 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck2 British Cannon-Perrier
Gun Deck14 British Culverin
Gun Deck12 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck4 British Saker
Gun Deck2 British Falcon
Gun Deck6 British Light Guns

1625Broadside Weight = 249 Imperial Pound ( 112.9216 kg)B065
Gun Deck2 British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck2 British Cannon-Perrier
Gun Deck14 British Culverin
Gun Deck12 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck4 British Saker
Gun Deck2 British Falcon
Gun Deck4 British Fowler

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1625250Establishment. 150 Mariners, 30 Gunners, 70 SoldiersB065
1633280 BWAS-1603

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1620Vice-AdmiralBWAS-16031624CaptainBWAS-16031625Captainref:10271627CaptainBWAS-16031628CaptainBWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
1620Mansell's expedition to AlgiersBWAS-1603
1621Attack on Algiers
1624Lent to the King of FranceBWAS-1603
1628Still in French service at La RochelleBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B065Brian Lavery, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1027 Book

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