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HBMF Nightingale (1651)

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Nightingale, 30 Guns

Details
Nationality British
Launched 1651/00/00 B028
Shipyard Horsleydown B028
Rate Fifth Rate
Type Ship
Out Service 1674/01/16 B028
Fate Wrecked B028
Dimensions
B028   Type Metric
Burthen 290 Tons BM
B032   Type Metric
Length of Keel 88' 0" Imperial Feet 26.82
Breadth 25' 4" Imperial Feet 7.72
Depth in Hold 12' 8" Imperial Inch 0.32
Burthen 300 Tons BM
B164   Type Metric
Length of Keel 86' 0" Imperial Feet 26.21
Breadth 25' 2" Imperial Feet 7.67
Depth in Hold 10' 0" Imperial Feet 3.05
Draught Aft 12' 0" Imperial Feet 3.66
Burthen 289 68/94 Tons BM
Armament
1651 B164 Broadside Weight = 91
Gun Deck 18 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck 4 British Saker
1652/03/01 B032
Gun Deck 24 All Guns
1666 B164 Broadside Weight = 109
Gun Deck 18 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck 10 British Saker
Gun Deck 2 British 3-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1651 100 B164
1652/03/01 90 B032
1666 110 B164
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1651 1652 Post Captain Jacob Reynolds B164
1653 1654 Post Captain John Humphrey B164
1653 1654 Post Captain John Humphrey B164
1654 1655 Post Captain John Jeffreys W014
1660 1661/05/24 Post Captain John Lightfoot B164
1664/11/17 1666/12/31 Post Captain Richard Long B051
1667/01/16 1668/10/03 Post Captain John Earle B051
1668/10/04 1669/05/04 Post Captain Thomas Hamilton B051
1672/01/01 1673/03/14 Post Captain Henry Clarke B164
1673/02/01 1673/06/01 Post Captain Joseph Harris B164
1673/06/11 1674/01/15 Post Captain Edward Pearce B164
Commissioned Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1661/05/25 1662/12/08 Post Captain Thomas Page B051
Service Record
Date Notes Source
1652/05/22 Present at the Action of 1652-05-22  
1652/08/16 Present at the Action of 1652-08-16  
1652/09/28 Present at the Battle of Kentish Knock  
1653 Off the coast of Ireland for the Winter of 1653/54 B164
1653/02/18 Present at the Battle of Portland  
1662 At Tangier B164
1665 Service off Ireland B164
1665/12/29 Sent a prize laden with beef into Plymouth BG
1668 Sent to the Mediterranean B164
1672 Sent to Newfoundland, where a Dutch privateer was taken  
1672 On the return voyage, and in company with the Adventure took a Dutch privateer and her prize, a French merchantman  
1672 Sent to the Irish station, she took two other privateers  
1672/05/28 Present at the Battle of Solebay  
1673/06/08 In action against three Dutch firgates off the Galloper B164
1673/08/10 Present at the Battle of Texel  
1674/01/15 Took a Dutch privateer of 12-guns B164
1674/01/16 Wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, together with her prize B164
Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed
Actions & Battles
Date Source
1652/05/22 Action of 1652-05-22
1652/08/16 Action of 1652-08-16
1652/09/28 Battle of Kentish Knock
1653/02/18 Battle of Portland
1672/05/28 Battle of Solebay
1673/08/10 Battle of Texel
Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered
Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I J. J. Colledge
B032 The Fighting Ship in the Royal Navy 897-1984 E. H. H. Archibald
B164 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 Rif Winfield
W014 Anglo-Dutch Wars BLOG James C Bender
B051 Biographia Navalis - Volume I John Charnock
BG The London Gazette Official

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