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HBMS Centurion (1650)

Page history last edited by Cy 14 years, 8 months ago

Centurion, 34 Guns

Details
Nationality British
Ordered 1649/12/00 B164
Named 1650/08/16 B164
Launched 1650/00/00 B022
Shipyard Ratcliffe B022
Constructor Peter Pett B022
Rate Fourth Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1689/12/25 B022
Fate Wrecked B022
Dimensions
B065   Type Metric
Length of Keel 104' 0" Imperial Feet 31.7
Breadth 31' 0" Imperial Feet 9.45
Depth in Hold 12' 6" Imperial Feet 3.81
Burthen 531 Tons BM
B022   Type Metric
Length of Keel 104' 0" Imperial Feet 31.7
Breadth 31' 0" Imperial Feet 9.45
Depth in Hold 15' 6" Imperial Feet 4.72
Burthen 53158/94 Imperial Feet 13.5
Armament
1653/06 B022
Gun Deck 42 All Guns
1660 B065
Gun Deck 40 All Guns
1666 B022 Broadside Weight = 304
Lower Gun Deck 22 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck 20 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck 6 British Saker
1666 B164 Broadside Weight = 295
Lower Gun Deck 20 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck 22 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck 6 British Saker
1677 B022 Broadside Weight = 294
Lower Gun Deck 22 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck 20 British 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck 6 British Saker
1677 B164 Broadside Weight = 274
Lower Gun Deck 22 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck 20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck 6 British Saker
1685 B022 Broadside Weight = 302
Lower Gun Deck 22 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck 22 British 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck 6 British Saker
Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1650 150 B164
1653/02 200 Establishment B022
1666 180 Establishment B022
1670 170 Establishment B022
1688 230 B164
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1650 1650 Post Captain William Penn B164
1651 1652 Post Captain John Lawson B164
1652 1653/07 Post Captain Walter Wood B164
1656 1657 Post Captain Anthony Spathurst B164
1659 1660 Post Captain Francis Park B164
1660 1660 Post Captain Francis Park W014
1660 1660 Post Captain John Coppin B051
1661/03/22 1663/09/02 Post Captain Christopher Myngs B164
1664/08/17 1665/06/12 Post Captain Robert Moulton B051
1665 1665 Post Captain Edmund Seaman B051
1665/06/13 1665/08/24 Post Captain Daniel Helling B164
1665/08/25 1666/02/21 Post Captain Mark Harrison B164
1666/02/22 1666/07/06 Post Captain John Hubbard B051
1666/07/07 1667/03/19 Post Captain Charles Wylde B051
1668 1668 Post Captain William Coleman B164
1669/06/13 1672/01/11 Post Captain Peter Bowen B051
1673/02/01 1674/10/03 Post Captain Charles Wylde B051
1677/11/23 1677/12/24 Post Captain Roger Strickland B164
1678/01/11 1681/10/24 Post Captain Richard Carter B164
1682/06/12 1685/08/17 Post Captain Ralph Wrenn B164
1688/08 1688/09 Post Captain Thomas Ashton B164
1688/09 1688/10 Post Captain Francis Wheeler B164
1688/10 1689 Post Captain Edward Elliott B164
1689/04/21 1689/12/25 Post Captain Basil Beaumont B164
Commissioned Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1662 1662 Lieutenant Henry Millett W014
1664 1664 Lieutenant Richard James W014
1665 Unknown Lieutenant Anthony Burroughs B051
1665 1665 Lieutenant John Holmes W014
1669 1669 Lieutenant William Holden B051
Service Record
Date Notes Source
1650/11/30 Sailed from Spithead as part of a squadron under Vice-Admiral Sir William Penn consisting in addition of Swiftsure, Foresight, Pelican and Guinea  
1650/12 The Squadron sailed for the Azures in search of Prince Rupert B029
1651/01 The squadron was joined by the Fairfax and some "frigates" B029
1651/03/29 The squadron passed the straits into the Mediterranean B029
1651/07/25 Arrived in Malta B029
1651/09 The squadron was in the Straits B029
1651/10 Near Gibraltar B029
1652/03/18 Arrived in Falmouth B029
1652/05/29 Present at the Battle of Dover  
1653/02/18 Present at the Battle of Portland  
1653/06/12 Present at the Battle of the Gabbard  
1655 In the Mediterranean B164
1657/04/18 Present at the Battle of Santa Cruz  
1659 Operations in the Sound B164
1660/05 One of the Squadron that returned king Charles II to England B029
1665/06/03 Present at the Battle of Lowestoft  
1666/06/01 Present at Four Days Battle  
1666/07/25 Present at St James Day Battle  
1673 In the Mediterranean B164
1682 Sailed with a Newfoundland convoy B164
1689/12/25 Wrecked in a storm in Plymouth Sound B164
Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
Fleet for the Mediterranean General at Sea Robert Blake 1654/09/29 1657/08/00
British Baltic Fleet 1659 Lord Edward Montagu, Earl of of Sandwich 1659/00/00 1659/00/00
Actions & Battles
Date Source
1652/05/29 Battle of Dover
1653/02/18 Battle of Portland
1653/06/12 Battle of the Gabbard
1657/04/18 Battle of Santa Cruz
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
B022 The 50-Gun Ship Rif Winfield
B065 The Ship of the Line Vol I Brian Lavery
W014 Anglo-Dutch Wars BLOG James C Bender
B051 Biographia Navalis - Volume I John Charnock
B029 The Royal Navy Vol II William Laid Clowes

Last Updated :2009/07/31 at 23:35:36 by Cy

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