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HBMS Laurel (1651)

Page history last edited by PBworks 17 years, 1 month ago

Laurel, 34 - 48 Guns

 

Details

NationalityBritish
Ordered
Started
Named
Launched1651
ShipyardPortsmouth
Plans
Constructor
Supplier
Decks
RateFourth Rate
In Service1651
Out Service1657-May-30
FateWrecked

 

Dimensions

GundeckKeelBeamDepthDraughtBurthenDisplacementSource
102' 0"30' 1"15' 0"489B022

 

Armament

DateCrewGunsLower GundeckUpper GundeckQuarterdeckForecastleB/S WeightSource
1652-Jan18040B022
165320048B022

 

Commanders

Date FromDate toNameSource
1652? Taylor
16531653Samuel HowettW014
16531653John StokesW014
16531654Richard NewberryW014
1654-Dec1655-JunWilliam CrispinW014
1655Henry KirbyW021

 

Officers

Date FromDate ToRank/PositionNameSource

 

Service record

1654Part of William Penn's fleet to the carribean

 

Actions & Battles

DateSource
1652-Dec-10Battle of Dungeness
1653-Feb-28Battle of Portland
1653-Jun-15/16Battle of the Gabbard
1653-Aug-08/10Battle of Scheveningen

 

Notes

Although launched as a fourth rate with thirty-four guns, the Laurel was reclassified as a third rate with forty guns by January 1652.

 

Sources

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