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HBMS James (1634)

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James, 48 guns

Renamed Old James in 1660

Details

Nationality	British
Ordered
Started
Named
Launched	1634-Feb	B028
Shipyard	Woolwich
Plans
Constructor	Phineus Pett II
Supplier
Decks	3
Rate	Second Rate
In Service	1634
Out Service	1682
Fate	Sold

Dimensions

Gun Deck Length	Keel	Beam	Depth	Draught	Burthen	Displacement	Source
138'0"	110'0"	36'10"	16'2"		874		?

Armament

Date	Crew	Guns	Lower Gundeck	Middle Gundeck	Upper Gundeck	Quarterdeck	Forecastle	B/S Weight	Source
1642	260	46
1643	260	50
1653-Apr-10	360	66							B048
1665		68

Flag Officers

Date From	Date to	Name	Source
1642	1642	Admiral the Earl of Warwick
1644	1644	Admiral the Earl of Warwick	W014
1652-Oct		Vice-Admiral Sir William Penn
1653-Mar		Vice-Admiral Sir William Penn
1665		Admiral Earl of Marlborough

Commanders

Date From	Date to	Name	Source
1639		Richard Fogge
1643		Henry Bethell
1644	1646	Richard Blythe	W014
1652		John Gilson
1654	1654	John Stokes	W014
1665		Edmund Seaman	B051
1668	1668	John Hubbard	B051
1671	1672	Thomas Trafford	B051
1672	1672	John Haywood	B051
1673-Apr	1674	James Storey	B051

Officers

Date From	Date To	Rank/Position	Name	Source
			[]

Service History

Date		Source
1642/3	King's Summer Guard
1652-Oct-12	In Margate Road	B046
1652-Dec	In Portsmouth	B046
1653-Mar-02	In Portsmouth being careened	B046
1653-Apr-10	Left Portsmouth as Vice-Admiral William Penn'S Flagship	B046
1653-Apr-13	In Dover Roads	B046
1653-Apr-14	Arrived in the Downs	B046
1653-May-08	In Solebay	B046
1653-Sep-06	In Aldborough Road	B04

Actions & Battles

Date		Source
1652-May-19	Battle of Dover
1652-Oct-08	Battle of Kentish Knock
1653-Jun-12/13	Battle of the Gabbard
1665-Jun-13	Battle of Lowestoft
1672-Jun-07	Battle of Solebay
1673-Jun-07/14	Battle of Schouneveld

Notes

Sources

W014	Anglo Dutch Wars Blog	Jim Bender
B028	Ships of The Royal Navy - 15C to Present	J.J. Colledge
B046	The First Dutch War - Vol II
B048	The First Dutch War - Vol IV
B051	Biographia Navalis	John Charnock

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