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HBMS Victory (1620)

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Victory, 42 Guns

Details
Nationality British
Launched 1620/00/00 B028
Shipyard Deptford DY B028
Master Shipbuilder William Burrell B028
Rate Second Rate
Type Great Ship
Out Service 1666 B028
Fate Broken Up to Rebuild B028
Becomes Victory
Dimensions
B065   Type Metric
Length of Keel 108' 0" Imperial Feet 32.92
Breadth 35' 9" Imperial Feet 10.9
Depth in Hold 17' 0" Imperial Feet 5.18
Burthen 870 Imperial Feet 0
B164   Type Metric
Length of Keel 108' 0" Imperial Feet 32.92
Breadth 35' 9" Imperial Feet 10.9
Depth in Hold 17' 0" Imperial Feet 5.18
Burthen 541 Baker's Rule Tons
Burthen 721 Tons and Tonnage
Armament
1625 B065 Broadside Weight = 285
Gun Deck 2 British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck 2 British Cannon-Perrier
Gun Deck 16 British Culverin
Gun Deck 12 British 12-Pounder
Gun Deck 4 British Saker
Gun Deck 2 British Falcon
Gun Deck 4 British Fowler
1652 B135
Gun Deck 60 All Guns
Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1625 250 150 Mariners, 30 gunners and 70 soldiers B065
1652/03 260  
1653/12 300 B164
1660 280 B164
Flag Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1653 1653 Vice-Admiral of the Blue Lionel Lane B142
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1627 Unknown Captain Thomas Kettleby B164
1636 1636 Captain Walter Stewart B164
1639 Unknown Captain John Mennes B164
1641 Unknown Rear-Admiral John Povey B164
1642 1642 Captain John Mennes B164
1642 1642 Captain Richard Fogge W015
1643 Unknown Captain Nathaniel Goodlad W015
1644 1646 Captain Benjamin Crandley W015
1645 1646 Captain Benjamin Crandley W015
1646 1647 Captain Nathaniel Goodlad W015
1648 1648 Captain John Tanner W015
1649/04 1650 Captain Robert Moulton W015
1651 1652 Captain Lionel Lane W015
1653 1653 Captain John Stokes B164
1657 Unknown Captain Thomas Teddeman W031
Service Record
Date Notes Source
1646 Summer Guard - as a late addition W015
1649 Present at Blockade of Kinsale  
1652 Summer Guard W015
1652/03  
1652/05/29 Present at the Battle of Dover  
1652/11/30 Present at the Battle of Dungeness  
1653/01/07 Ordered to Chatham to be graved B135
1653/01/20 Still at Chatham, she had been graved B135
1653/02/01 Moved to Queenborough B135
1653/02/18 Present at the Battle of Portland  
1653/04 In Portsmouth B135
1653/04/24 New mainmast fitted B135
1653/04/30 Lying in Tilbury Hope, not fully manned B135
1653/06/02 Present at the Battle of the Gabbard  
1653/07/31 Present at the Battle of Scheveningen  
1653/09 Part of Lawson's squadron off the coast of Holland B135
1653/12  
1660  
Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
Summer Guard of 1642 Sir John Pennington 1642/00/00 1642/00/00
Actions & Battles
Date Source
1649 Blockade of Kinsale
1652/05/29 Battle of Dover
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
Following the 1642 revolt against Parliament in Kent, the following three men (amongst a total of twenty-seven) were ordered into custody by order of the House of Commons on 1648-Jun-19: Thomas Barton, Purser of the Victory Degory Rosogo, Gunner of the Victory Wm. Booreman, Carpenter - Victory
Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I J. J. Colledge
B065 The Ship of the Line Vol I Brian Lavery
B164 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 Rif Winfield
B135 NRS Vol 030 - The First Dutch War - Vol III Anderson
B142 NRS Vol 037 - The First Dutch War - Vol IV Anderson
W015 English Parliamentary Journals Various
W031 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press

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