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HBMS Pelican (1650)

Page history last edited by PBworks 16 years ago

HBMS Pelican , 34 - 42 Guns

Details

Nationality	British
Launched	1650
Shipyard	Wapping	B022
Constructor	John Taylor	B022
Rate	Fourth Rate
In Service	1650
Out Service	1656
Fate	Accidentally Burnt

Dimensions

Gun Deck	Keel	Beam	Depth	Draught	Burthen	Displacement	Source
	100' 0"	30 ' 8"	15' 4"		500

Armament

Date	Crew	Guns	Gun Deck	Quarter Deck	Forecastle	B/S Weight	Source
1651	150	34					W017

Commanders

Start Date	End Date	Name	Source
1650	1652	Joseph Jordan	W014
1653		John Stokes	W014
1653		Peter Mootham	W021
1653	1654	William Whitehorne	W021
1655	1656	Robert Storey	W014

Officers

Start Date

End Date

Rank

Name

Source

Service record

1650-Nov-30	Sailed from Spithead as part of a squadron under Vice-Admiral Sir William Penn consisting in addition of Swiftsure, Foresight and theGuinea	B029
1650	The Squadron sailed for the Azures in search of Prince Rupert	B029
1651-Jan	The squadron was joined by the Fairfax and some "frigates"	B029
1651-Mar-29	The squadron passed the straits into the Mediterranean	B029
1651-jul-25	Arrived in Malta	B029
1651-Sep	The squadron was in the Straits	B029
1651-Oct	Near Gibraltar	B029
1652-Mar-18	Arrived in Falmouth	B029

Actions & Battles

Date		Source
1652-Aug-16	Battle of Plymouth
1652-Oct-08	Battle of Kentish Knock
1653-Feb-28	Battle of Portland
1653-Jun-15/16	Battle of the Gabbard
1653-Aug-08/10	Battle of Scheveningen

Notes

Sources

B029

The Royal Navy - Vol II

William Laird Clowes

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