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HBMS Assistance (1650)

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Assistance, 34 Guns

Details
Nationality British
Ordered 1649/12/00 B164
Launched 1650/00/00 B028
Shipyard Deptford B164
Constructor Henry Johnson B028
Rate Fourth Rate
Type Ship
Out Service 1687 B164
Fate Broken Up to Rebuild B028
Becomes Assistance
Dimensions
B028   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 121' 0" Imperial Feet 36.88
Breadth 31' 0" Imperial Feet 9.45
Burthen 521 Tons BM
B022   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 121' 51/2" Imperial Feet 37.02
Length of Keel 102' 0" Imperial Feet 31.09
Breadth 31' 0" Imperial Feet 9.45
Depth in Hold 15' 5" Imperial Feet 4.7
Burthen 52113/94 Tons BM
B164   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 121' 0" Imperial Feet 36.88
Length of Keel 101' 6" Imperial Feet 30.94
Breadth 30' 10" Imperial Feet 9.4
Depth in Hold 15' 5" Imperial Feet 4.7
Burthen 51326/94 Tons BM
Armament
1666 B022 Broadside Weight = 299
Lower Gun Deck 22 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck 20 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck 4 British Saker
1677 B022 Broadside Weight = 304
Lower Gun Deck 22 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck 20 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck 6 British Saker
1685 B164 Broadside Weight = 313
Lower Gun Deck 22 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck 22 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck 6 British Saker
Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1650 150 B164
1653/06/02 160 Establishment (at the [Battle of the Gabbard]) B022
1660 140 Establishment B022
1666 170 B164
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1650 1653 Post Captain John Bourne B164
1653 1653/02/18 Rear-Admiral of the Blue John Bourne B164
1653/04 1654 Post Captain William Crispin B164
1654 1660 Post Captain Thomas Sparling B164
1662/04/10 1662/08/09 Post Captain William Berkeley B164
1665/09/15 1666/12/31 Post Captain Zachary Browne B051
1671/01/01 1671/07/19 Post Captain John Hubbard B051
1671/08/20 1671/09/09 Post Captain John Wilgress B164
1672 1672 Post Captain Ralph Lassells B164
1673/01/07 1674/11/07 Post Captain Richard Munden B164
1675/05/15 1676/11/16 Post Captain William Houlding B051
1677/11/05 1679/04/13 Post Captain Thomas Gardiner B164
1679/06/13 1679/12/04 Post Captain James Barber B164
1680/05/15 1682/07/28 Post Captain Sir Robert Robinson B051
Commissioned Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1660 1660 Lieutenant Humphrey Conningsby W014
1661 1661 Lieutenant Philemon Bacon W014
1661/05/20 1662/04/09 Post Captain Edward Wye B164
1662 1662/04/09 Lieutenant William Berkeley B051
1664 Unknown Lieutenant John Robinson B051
1664 1664 Lieutenant John Shelley W014
1666 1666 Lieutenant Ralph Saunderson W014
1672 1672 Lieutenant Charles Howard B164
1673 1673 Second Lieutenant John Wood W014
Service Record
Date Notes Source
1650 Completed at Deptford DY at a cost of £3,386.10.10d ,at £6.10.0d per ton B164
1652/09/28 Present at the Battle of Kentish Knock  
1653 Re-classified as a Fourth Rate of 40 guns  
1653/02/18 Captured by the Dutch, but later retaken B164
1653/02/18 Present at the Battle of Portland  
1653/06/02 Present at the Battle of the Gabbard  
1653/07/31 Present at the Battle of Scheveningen  
1665/06/03 Present at the Battle of Lowestoft  
1666 Re-classified as a Fourth Rate of 46 guns  
1666/04 One of the Fleet escorting King Charles II and family to England B029
1666/06/01 Present at Four Days Battle  
1666/07/25 Present at St James Day Battle  
1677 Re-classified as a Fourth Rate of 48 guns  
1685 Re-classified as a Fourth Rate of 50 guns  
1687 Rebuilt by R & J Castle at Deptford B029
Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed
Actions & Battles
Date Source
1652/09/28 Battle of Kentish Knock
1653/02/18 Battle of Portland
1653/06/02 Battle of the Gabbard
1653/07/31 Battle of Scheveningen
1665/06/03 Battle of Lowestoft
1666/06/01 Four Days Battle
1666/07/25 St James Day Battle
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
B022 The 50-Gun Ship Rif Winfield
B051 Biographia Navalis - Volume I John Charnock
W014 Anglo-Dutch Wars BLOG James C Bender
B029 The Royal Navy Vol II William Laid Clowes

Last Updated :2009/08/25 at 21:09:42 by Cy

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