Expedition, 30 Guns
| Details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nationality | British |  |
| Ordered | 1636/12/12 | B164 |
| Launched | 1637/03/20 | B164 |
| Shipyard | Bermondsey | B028 |
| Constructor | Mathew Graves | B164 |
| Rate | Fourth Rate | |
| Type | Ship | |
| Out Service | 1667/10 | B164 |
| Fate | Sold | B028 |
| Dimensions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| B164 | Type | Metric | |
| Length of Keel | 90' 0" | Imperial Feet | 27.43 |
| Breadth | 26' 0" | Imperial Feet | 7.92 |
| Depth in Hold | 13' 0" | Imperial Feet | 3.96 |
| Burthen | 40550/100 | Tons and Tonnage | |
| Burthen | 30420/100 | Baker's Rule Tons | |
| Armament | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1638 | B164 | |
| Gun Deck | 30 | All Guns |
| 1666 | B164 | Broadside Weight = 170 |
| Gun Deck | 7 | British Culverin |
| Gun Deck | 13 | British Demi-Culverin |
| Gun Deck | 6 | British 6-Pounder |
| Gun Deck | 10 | British Saker |
| Gun Deck | 2 | British 3-Pounder |
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Notes | Source |
| 1652 | 120 | B164 | |
| 1653 | 140 | B164 | |
| 1666 | 140 | B164 | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date From | Date to | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
| 1638 | 1639 | Post Captain | Robert Slingsby | B164 |
| 1640 | 1641 | Post Captain | Richard Seaman | B164 |
| 1642 | 1642 | Post Captain | Baldwin | B164 |
| 1643 | 1643 | Post Captain | Caesar Brooks | B164 |
| 1643 | 1644 | Vice-Admiral of Ireland | Joseph Jordan | W015 |
| 1644 | 1646 | Post Captain | Joseph Jordan | W015 |
| 1646 | 1646 | Post Captain | Sir George Ayscue | W031 |
| 1647 | 1648 | Post Captain | Joseph Jordan | B164 |
| 1650 | 1650 | Post Captain | Abraham Wheeler | B164 |
| 1651 | 1654 | Post Captain | Thomas Vallis | B164 |
| 1656 | 1659 | Post Captain | Edward Thompson | B164 |
| 1663/11/21 | 1665/01/02 | Post Captain | Valentine Pyend | B051 |
| 1665/01/31 | 1665/02/27 | Post Captain | James Ableson | B051 |
| 1665/03/10 | 1666/07/30 | Post Captain | Tobias Sackler | B164 |
| 1666 | 1667 | Post Captain | John Turner | B051 |
| 1666/07/31 | 1666/09/05 | Post Captain | Benjamin Symonds | B164 |
| 1666/09/06 | 1666/10/19 | Post Captain | John Turner | B164 |
| 1667/02/27 | 1667/05/23 | Post Captain | John Turner | B164 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
| Date From | Date to | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
| 1663 | 1663 | Lieutenant | William Hammond | B051 |
| Service Record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Notes | Source |
| 1642 | In the Channel | B164 |
| 1643 | Service in Irish Waters | B164 |
| 1646 | Part of the Winter Guard 1646/47 | B164 |
| 1647 | Part of the Western Guard and in the Irish Sea | B164 |
| 1650 | Present at the Blockade of Lisbon | B164 |
| 1653 | At Chatham for the winter | B164 |
| 1653/06/12 | Present at the Battle of the Gabbard | |
| 1653/07/31 | Present at the Battle of Scheveningen | |
| 1656 | Operations in the Sound | B164 |
| 1665/06/03 | Present at the Battle of Lowestoft | |
| 1666/06/01 | Present at Four Days Battle | |
| 1666/07/25 | Present at St James Day Battle | |
| 1667/06 | Converted to a fireship | B164 |
| Fleets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleet Title | Commander | Date From | Date To | Source |
| Winter Guard of 1647 | Thomas Rainsborough | 1647/00/00 | 1648/00/00 | |
| Actions & Battles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Source | |
| 1653/06/12 | Battle of the Gabbard | |
| 1653/07/31 | Battle of Scheveningen | |
| 1665/06/03 | Battle of Lowestoft | |
| 1666/06/01 | Four Days Battle | |
| 1666/07/25 | St James Day Battle | |
| 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 |
| W015 | English Parliamentary Journals | Various |
| W031 | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | Oxford University Press |
| B051 | Biographia Navalis - Volume I | John Charnock |
Last Updated :2009/07/25 at 10:26:30 by Cy