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HBMS Saint Michael (1669)

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Saint Michael, 90 Guns


Details
Nationality British
Ordered 1664/10/26 B164
Launched 1669/09/30 B164
Shipyard Portsmouth DY B028
Designer Sir John Tippetts B028
Master Shipbuilder Sir John Tippetts B028
Rate Second Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1706/12/18 B028
Fate Broken Up to Rebuild B028
Becomes Marlborough

Dimensions
B065   Type Metric
Length of Keel 125' 0" Imperial Feet 38.1
Breadth 40' 81/2" Imperial Feet 12.41
Depth in Hold 17' 5" Imperial Feet 5.31
Burthen 1,101 Tons BM
B164   Type Metric
Length of Keel 125' 0" Imperial Feet 38.1
Breadth 40' 81/2" Imperial Feet 12.41
Depth in Hold 17' 5" Imperial Feet 5.31
Draught Aft 19' 8" Imperial Feet 5.99
Burthen 1,101 Tons BM

Armament
1669/09 B164
Gun Deck 84 All Guns
1672 B164
Gun Deck 90 All Guns
1677 B164 Broadside Weight = 798
Lower Gun Deck 26 British Demi-Cannon
Middle Gun Deck 26 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck 26 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck 10 British Saker
Roundhouse 2 British 3-Pounder
1685 B065
Gun Deck 96 All Guns
1685 B164 Broadside Weight = 830
Lower Gun Deck 26 British Demi-Cannon
Middle Gun Deck 26 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck 26 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck 10 British Demi-Culverin Cutts
Quarterdeck 4 British 6-Pounder
Roundhouse 4 British 3-Pounder
1696 B164 Broadside Weight = 737
Gun Deck 29 British 6-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck 26 British Demi-Cannon
Middle Gun Deck 26 British Culverin

Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
No Details Known

Flag Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1673/08 1674 Vice-Admiral Lord Thomas Butler, Earl of of Ossory B164
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1672/01/16 1672/10/22 Captain Sir Robert Holmes B164
1673/05/18 1673/07/03 Second Captain Thomas Guy B164
1673/05/18 1673/07/03 Rear-Admiral Lord Thomas Butler, Earl of of Ossory B164
1673/07/01 1673/09/13 Captain John Narborough B164
1673/07/01 1673/09/13 Second Captain Henry Carverth B164
1678/04/20 1678/08/29 Captain Charles Wylde B164
1690/08/27 1690/11 Captain Robert Dorrell B164
1690/11 1692 Captain Sir Thomas Hopson B164
1693/02 1694 Captain Sir John Munden B164
1696/01 1696 Captain Christopher Myngs B164
1702/01 1703/03 Captain Francis Wyvell B164
1703/03 1705/10 Captain Henry Houghton B164
1705/10 1705/11/21 Captain Richard Brown B164
Commissioned Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1672 1673 Lieutenant George Tyete B051
1673 Unknown First Lieutenant James Watts B051

Service Record
Date Notes Source
1669/09/30 Launched as a Second Rate B164
1669/10 Completed at Portsmouth DY at a cost of £15,630.0.0d ,at £15 per ton B164
1672 Reclassed as a First Rate B164
1672/03/13 Present at the Battle of Smyrna Convoy, 34 killed, 56 wounded  
1672/05/28 Present at the Battle of Solebay  
1673/05/28 Present at First Battle of Schooneveld  
1673/06/04 Present at Second Battle of Schooneveld  
1673/08/10 Present at the Battle of Texel, 60 killed, 130 wounded  
1678 In the Channel B164
1689/12/31 Reclassed as a Second Rate B164
1692/05/19 Present at the Battle of Barfleur  
1694/10 Sailed for the Mediterranean B164
1696 In the Channel B164
1697 At Portsmouth B164
1705/11/21 Paid off B164
1706/12/18 Began braeking up at Blackwall to be rebuilt B164

Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed

Actions & Battles
Date Source
1672/03/13 Battle of Smyrna Convoy
1672/05/28 Battle of Solebay
1673/05/28 First Battle of Schooneveld
1673/06/04 Second Battle of Schooneveld
1673/08/10 Battle of Texel
1692/05/19 Battle of Barfleur

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
B051 Biographia Navalis - Volume I John Charnock

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