Truelove, 14 Guns
| Dimensions |
| B028 |
|
Type |
Metric |
| Burthen |
100 |
Tons BM |
|
| B164 |
|
Type |
Metric |
| Length of Keel |
59' 0" |
Imperial Feet |
17.98 |
| Breadth |
18' 0" |
Imperial Feet |
5.49 |
| Depth in Hold |
7' 1" |
Imperial Feet |
2.16 |
| Burthen |
10164/94 |
Tons BM |
|
| Armament |
| 1652 |
B164 |
| Gun Deck |
14 |
All Guns |
| 1653 |
B164 |
| Gun Deck |
12 |
All Guns |
| 1666 |
B164 |
| Gun Deck |
12 |
All Guns |
| Crew Complement |
| Date |
Men |
Notes |
Source |
| 1652 |
30 |
|
B164 |
| 1660 |
50 |
|
B164 |
| 1666 |
60 |
|
B164 |
| Service Record |
| Date |
Notes |
Source |
| 1647 |
Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £75.1.1d |
B164 |
| 1647/04/29 |
Ordered fitted for service at Bristol |
B164 |
| 1648 |
Joined the Royalists |
B164 |
| 1648/11 |
Surrendered |
B164 |
| 1650 |
Irish coast and Irish Sea |
B164 |
| 1666/06 |
Guard ship in the Medway |
B164 |
| 1666/06 |
Stationed in the Downs |
B164 |
| 1668 |
Converted to a Fireship |
B164 |
| 1673/08/10 |
Present at the Battle of Texel |
|
| Notes on Ship |
| Joint Command |
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 |
| Phineus Pett commanded the Bramble at the same time as the Truelove |
| Sources |
| Id |
Link or Description |
Author |
| B028 |
Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I |
J. J. Colledge |
| B164 |
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 |
Rif Winfield |
| B051 |
Biographia Navalis - Volume I |
John Charnock |
Last Updated :2009/06/28 at 21:04:10 by Cy
