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HBMC Griffin (1656)

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Griffin, 12 Guns

Details
Nationality British
Previously Griffin
Captured 1656/00/00 B028
Shipyard Captured B028
Rate Sixth Rate
Type Ship
Out Service 1664/08 B028
Fate Foundered B028
Dimensions
B164   Type Metric
Length of Keel 60' 0" Imperial Feet 18.29
Breadth 19' 6" Imperial Feet 5.94
Depth in Hold 7' 6" Imperial Feet 2.29
Draught Aft 9' 0" Imperial Feet 2.74
Burthen 12133/94 Tons BM
Armament
Total Guns 12
Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
No Details Known
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1656 1660 Post Captain John Taylor B164
1661 Unknown Post Captain Isaac Marychurch B164
1664 1664/08 Post Captain V Swaerts B164
Service Record
Date Notes Source
1656 Taken at Ostend, possibly a Royalist privateer B164
1656 With Robert Blake's fleet off Cadiz B164
1664/08 Lost, presumed foundered off Jamaica B164
Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed
Actions & Battles
Date Source
No Actions Listed
Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered
Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I J. J. Colledge
B164 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 Rif Winfield

Last Updated :2009/06/28 at 21:07:50 by Cy

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