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HBMS Lion (1640)

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Lion, 42 Guns

Details
Nationality British
Previously Red Lion
Ordered 1637/06/17 B164
Launched 1640/00/00 B028
Shipyard Chatham DY B028
Master Shipbuilder Phineus Pett B164
Rate Third Rate
Type Ship
Out Service 1658 B028
Fate Broken Up to Rebuild B028
Becomes Lion
Dimensions
B028   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 130' 0" Imperial Feet 39.62
Breadth 35' 6" Imperial Feet 10.82
Burthen 751 Tons BM
B032   Type Metric
Length of Keel 95' 0" Imperial Feet 28.96
Breadth 33' 0" Imperial Feet 10.06
Depth in Hold 15' 0" Imperial Feet 4.57
Burthen 470 Tons BM
B164   Type Metric
Burthen 470 Baker's Rule Tons
Burthen 626 Tons and Tonnage
Burthen 55027/94 Tons BM
Armament
Total Guns 42
Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1652 180 Estbalishment. B032
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1641 1641 Post Captain Henry Stradling B164
1642 1642 Post Captain Thomas Price B164
1642 1643 Post Captain Robert Fox B164
1643 Unknown Post Captain Thomas Rainsborough B164
1643 1644 Vice-Admiral of Ireland William Smith B164
1645 1645 Post Captain Peter Andrews B164
1645 1645 Post Captain Richard Swanley B164
1645 1646 Post Captain Robert Moulton B164
1646 1647 Post Captain Richard Swanley B164
1647 1647 Admiral Richard Swanley B164
1648 1648 Post Captain Sir George Ayscue B164
1649 1650 Vice-Admiral of Ireland William Penn B164
1650 1650 Post Captain Thomas Handon B164
1650 1651 Post Captain John Birkdell B164
1652 1652/12 Post Captain Charles Saltonstall B164
1652 1653 Post Captain Andrew Ball B164
1653 1657 Post Captain John Lambert B164
Service Record
Date Notes Source
1642 Part of the Summer Guard W015
1642 In the Channel B164
1642/09 Part of the Winter Guard for the Irish Coast W015
1643 Landed at least 100 (possibly 180) of the crew to assist in the defence of Hull  
1643 In the Irish Sea B164
1645 Summer Guard of Irish Coast W015
1645/09 Winter Guard W015
1647 Flagship in the Irish Sea B164
1648/09 In the Downs B164
1649 In the Irish Sea B164
1649 Present at Blockade of Kinsale  
1650 In Scotish waters B164
1651 In the Mediterranean B164
1652 Re-classified as a Third Rate of 40 guns  
1652/09/28 Present at the Battle of Kentish Knock  
1652/11/30 Present at the Battle of Dungeness  
1653 Re-classified as a Third Rate of 50 guns  
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  
1654 Sailed to the Caribeean as part of William Penn's fleet  
Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
Summer Guard of 1642 John Pennington 1642/00/00 1642/00/00
Winter Guard of 1646 1646/00/00 1646/00/00
Winter Guard of 1647 Thomas Rainsborough 1647/00/00 1648/00/00
Summer Guard of 1650 1650/00/00 1650/00/00
Fleet for the West Indies Post Captain William Penn 1654/12/25 1655/08/31
Actions & Battles
Date Source
1649 Blockade of Kinsale
1652/09/28 Battle of Kentish Knock
1652/11/30 Battle of Dungeness
1653/02/18 Battle of Portland
1653/06/02 Battle of the Gabbard
1653/07/31 Battle of Scheveningen
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
B032 The Fighting Ship in the Royal Navy 897-1984 E. H. H. Archibald
W015 English Parliamentary Journals Various

Last Updated :2009/08/27 at 09:20:51 by Cy

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