If you are citizen of an European Union member nation, you may not use this service unless you are at least 16 years old.
You already know Dokkio is an AI-powered assistant to organize & manage your digital files & messages. Very soon, Dokkio will support Outlook as well as One Drive. Check it out today!

HBMS Essex (1653)

Page history last edited by PBworks 15 years, 5 months ago

Essex, 48 Guns

Details

Nationality	British
Named	1652/11/06	B047
Launched	1653	B028
Shipyard	Deptford DY	B028
Master Shipbuilder	Phineus II Pett	B065
Rate	Third Rate
Type	Ship of the Line
Out Service	1666/06/14	B029
Fate	Captured	B029
Becomes	Essex

Dimensions

Source	B065
Length of Keel	118' 0"
Breadth	32' 3"
Depth in Hold	14' 0"
Burthen	652

Armament

Date	1653B065
Gun Deck	48	All Guns

Crew

Date	Men	Notes	Source

Flag Officers

Date From	Date to	Rank/Position	Name	Source
1653/06/02	Aboard	General at Sea	Robert Blake	B049

Commanders

Date From	Date to	Rank	Name	Source
1653	Unknown	Post Captain	William Brandley	W014
1653	1654	Post Captain	Robert Sanders	W014
1654	Unknown	Commodore	John Bourne	B029
1656	1656	Post Captain	Sir Jeremy Smith	W014
1657	1659	Post Captain	John Hayward	W014
1660	1661	Post Captain	Thomas Bunn	W014
1665	1666	Post Captain	Sir William Reeves	W014

Officers

Date From

Date To

Rank/Position

Name

Source

Crew Members

Date From

Date To

Rank/Position

Name

Source

Service record

1653/06/02	General Blake in the Essex set sail with the several ships with him who were this morning no lower down than Shoeburyness, the wind being Northerly and little wind	B049
1653/09/06	Off the coast of Holland	B049
1654	John Bourne was appointed to sail in the Essex in command of a squadron of six ships destined for the protection of the Newfoundland fisheries	B029

Actions & Battles

Date		Source
1653/06/12	Battle of the Gabbard
1653/08/08	Battle of Scheveningen
1666/06/11	Four Days Battle

Notes

No Notes Entered

Sources

B028	Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I	J. J. Colledge
B047	NRS Vol 030 - The First Dutch War - Vol III	Anderson
B065	The Ship of the Line Vol I	Brian Lavery
B029	The Royal Navy Vol II	William Laid Clowes
W014	Anglo Dutch Wars Blog	Jim Bender
B049	NRS Vol 041 - The First Dutch War - Vol V	Anderson

Last Updated :2008/11/20 at 22:58:14 by Cy

Comments (0)

You don't have permission to comment on this page.

HBMS Essex (1653)

Essex, 48 Guns

Details

Dimensions

Armament

Crew

Flag Officers

Commanders

Officers

Crew Members

Service record

Actions & Battles

Notes

Sources

HBMS Essex (1653)

Page Tools

Insert links

Comments (0)

Navigator

SideBar

Navigation Bar

Recent Activity