3decks - Naval Sailing Warfare History

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HBMF Cygnet (1643)

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HMBS Cygnet, 18 - 22 Guns

Cignet or Cygnett or Cignett

Details

Nationality	British
Ordered
Started
Named
Purchased	1643
Shipyard
Plans
Constructor
Supplier
Decks
Rate	Fifth Rate
In Service	1643
Out Service	1654
Fate	Sold

Dimensions

Gun Deck	Keel	Beam	Depth	Draught	Burthen	Displacement	Source
					233		B028
					223		W015 in 1648
					160		W015 in 1652

Armament

Date	Crew	Guns	Lower Gundeck	Quarterdeck	Forecastle	B/S Weight	Source
1645	70	18					W015
1648	60						W015
1652-Jan	80	20					W015
1652	80	22					W014

Commanders

Date From	Date to	Name	Source
1645		John Mann	W014
1646-Feb	1646-Aug	William Peak	W015
1646-Aug	1648	Abraham Wheeler	W015/W014
1651	1652	Philip Holland	W015
1652		Robert Fuller	W014

Officers

Date From	Date To	Rank/Position	Name	Source

Service record

1645	Summer Guard
1645	Winter Guard
1647	Summer Guard
1648	Summer Guard

Actions & Battles

Date		Source
1652-Oct-08	Battle of Kentish Knock
1653-Feb-28	Battle of Portland	W014

Notes

Former Dunkirk Privateer Captured in 1643 and Purchased.

Sources

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