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HBMS Sovereign of the Seas (1637)

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Sovereign of the Seas, 102 Guns

Details
Nationality British
Ordered 1634/06/26 B164
Laid Down 1635/12/21 B164
Launched 1637/10/13 B164
Shipyard Woolwich DY B028
Designer Phineus Pett B028
Master Shipbuilder Phineus Pett B164
Rate First Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1660 B028
Fate Broken Up to Rebuild B028
Becomes Royal Sovereign
Dimensions
B065   Type Metric
Length of Keel 127' 0" Imperial Feet 38.71
Breadth 46' 6" Imperial Feet 14.17
Depth in Hold 19' 4" Imperial Feet 5.89
Burthen 1,522 Tons BM
B164   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 167' 9" Imperial Feet 51.13
Length of Keel 127' 0" Imperial Feet 38.71
Breadth 46' 6" Imperial Feet 14.17
Depth in Hold 19' 4" Imperial Feet 5.89
Burthen 1,522 Tons and Tonnage
Burthen 1,141 Baker's Rule Tons
Armament
1638 Broadside Weight = 1080
Lower Gun Deck 20 British Cannon of 7
Lower Gun Deck 8 British Demi-Cannon
Middle Gun Deck 4 British Demi-Cannon
Middle Gun Deck 24 British Culverin
Middle Gun Deck 6 British Demi-Culverin
Upper Gun Deck 4 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck 38 British Demi-Culverin
Upper Gun Deck 4 British Demi-Culverin
1638 B164 Broadside Weight = 1075
Lower Gun Deck 20 British Cannon of 7
Lower Gun Deck 2 British Demi-Cannon
Lower Gun Deck 2 British Demi-Cannon
Middle Gun Deck 24 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck 24 British Demi-Culverin
Half Deck 6 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck 2 British Demi-Culverin
Forecastle 2 British Culverin
Forecastle 8 British Demi-Culverin
Lower Deck Bow Chaser 2 British Demi-Cannon
Middle Deck Bow Chaser 2 British Culverin
Upper Deck Bow Chaser 2 British Demi-Culverin
Lower Deck Stern Chaser 4 British Demi-Cannon
Middle Deck Stern Chaser 4 British Culverin
Upper Deck Stern Chaser 2 British Culverin
1642 B065
Gun Deck 90 All Guns
1660 B065
Gun Deck 100 All Guns
Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1652/03 600 B164
1653 700 B164
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1652 1652 Captain Nicholas Reed B051
1654 1654 Captain Lionel Lane B164
Commissioned Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1652/08 1653 Lieutenant Thomas Teddeman W031
Service Record
Date Notes Source
1637/09/25 The first atempt to launch her failed B164
1638 Completed at Woolwich DY at a cost of £40,833.8.8d ,excluding ordinance, which cost £24,753.8.8d extra B164
1638/05/12 Sailed from Erith to load ordinance at Greenhithe B164
1638/08 In the Channel, followed by a 24 day cruise then laid up in ordianry at Chatham for 15 years B164
1651/11/07 Order to be repaired at Chatham, she was partly cut down during this process B164
1652/09/28 Present at the Battle of Kentish Knock  
1659/07/11 Docked at Chatham to be rebuilt  
Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed
Actions & Battles
Date Source
1652/09/28 Battle of Kentish Knock
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
B065 The Ship of the Line Vol I Brian Lavery
The Royal Navy The Royal Navy
B051 Biographia Navalis - Volume I John Charnock
W031 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press

Last Updated :2009/11/16 at 22:28:18 by Cy

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