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BRS Swallow (1648)

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Swallow, 36 Guns

Details
Nationality Royalist
Previously Swallow
Launched 1648/06/00 B164
Shipyard Captured B028
Rate Unknown
Type Middling Ship
Out Service 1654 B028
Fate Sold B028
Dimensions
B164   Type Metric
Length of Keel 96' 0" Imperial Feet 29.26
Breadth 32' 2" Imperial Feet 9.8
Depth in Hold 11' 71/2" Imperial Feet 3.54
Draught Aft 12' 3" Imperial Feet 3.73
Burthen 358 Baker's Rule Tons
Burthen 478 Tons and Tonnage
Burthen 52833/94 Tons BM
Armament
Total Guns 36
Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
No Details Known
Flag Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1652 1654 Admiral Prince Rupert of the Rhine B164
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1648 1648 Captain Richard Feilding B164
1648 1650 Captain John Mennes B164
1650 1652 Captain Edward Chester B164
1652 1654 Captain Robert Fearnes B164
Service Record
Date Notes Source
1648/06 In Helvoetsluys W030
1648/07/17 Left Helvoetsluys as part of the Royalist fleet commanded by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales W030
1648/07/22 Off Yarmouth W030
1648/07/23 Sailed for the Downs W030
1648/08/29 Left the Downs and entered the Thames W030
1648/08/30 Encountered the Pariliamentary Fleet under the Earl of Warwick but no action ensued W030
1648/09/03 The Royalist fleet re-entered Helvoetsluys W030
1649/01/21 The Royalist fleet left Helvoetsluys for Kinsale in southern Ireland W030
1649/02 Blockaded in Kinsale by an English fleet commanded by Robert Blake W030
1650/03 Blockaded in the Tagus by an English fleet commanded by Robert Blake W030
1650/10/12 Escaped from the Tagus W030
1652 On the West Coast of Africa, then sailed for the West Indies as one of the last four royalist vessels. W030
1653/03 Returned to Europe B164
1654 Sold at Nantes B164
Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
Royalist Fleet for Ireland 1649 Prince Rupert of the Rhine 1649/01/21 0000/00/00
Actions & Battles
Date Source
No Actions Listed
Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered
Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B164 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 Rif Winfield
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I J. J. Colledge
W030 British Civil Wars, Commonwealth and Protectorate Unknown

Last Updated :2009/05/15 at 19:22:30 by Cy

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