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HBMS Lyme (1654)

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Lyme, 52 Guns

Details
Nationality British
Ordered 1652/12/00 B028
Launched 1654/09/04 B028
Shipyard Portsmouth DY B028
Master Shipbuilder Sir John Tippetts B028
Rate Third Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1673 B028
Fate Broken Up to Rebuild B028
Becomes Montagu
Dimensions
B065   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 117' 0" Imperial Feet 35.66
Breadth 35' 2" Imperial Feet 10.72
Depth in Hold 15' 0" Imperial Feet 4.57
Burthen 764 Tons BM
B164   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 145' 0" Imperial Feet 44.2
Length of Keel 117' 0" Imperial Feet 35.66
Breadth 35' 2" Imperial Feet 10.72
Depth in Hold 15' 0" Imperial Feet 4.57
Burthen 76960/94 Tons BM
Armament
1666 B164 Broadside Weight = 502
Gun Deck 20 British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck 4 British Culverin
Gun Deck 32 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck 2 British Falcon
Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1660 220 B164
1666 300 B164
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1655 1655 Post Captain John Bourne B164
1656 1657 Post Captain Eustace Smith B164
1657 1659 Admiral John Stokes B164
1661/04/01 1662/12/17 Post Captain Richard Utber B051
1664/10/07 1665/08/28 Post Captain Henry Fenn B051
1665/08/29 1665/09/22 Post Captain Martin Carslake B051
1665/09/24 1666/05/31 Post Captain Henry Fenn B164
1666/06/02 1666/06/06 Post Captain Thomas Room Coyle B051
1666/06/07 1667/10/15 Post Captain Daniel Helling B164
1668 1668 Post Captain Francis Digby B057
1668/03/20 1669/05/12 Post Captain Francis Digby B057
1671/09/20 1672/01/18 Post Captain Richard London B164
1672 1673 Post Captain Thomas Darcy B051
1672/01/19 1672/10/30 Post Captain Thomas Darcy B051
Commissioned Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1661 1663 Lieutenant Henry Adey B051
Service Record
Date Notes Source
1654/09/04 Completed at Portsmouth DY at a cost of £7,020.0.0d ,at £9.0.0d per ton B164
1657 Flagship in the Mediterranean B164
1657/04/18 Present at the Battle of Santa Cruz  
1665/06/03 Present at the Battle of Lowestoft  
1666 Re-classified as a Third Rate of 58 guns  
1666/05/23 Renamed Montagu B164
1666/07/25 Present at St James Day Battle  
1672/05/28 Present at the Battle of Solebay  
Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
British Baltic Fleet 1659 Lord Edward Montagu, Earl of of Sandwich 1659/00/00 1659/00/00
Actions & Battles
Date Source
1657/04/18 Battle of Santa Cruz
1665/06/03 Battle of Lowestoft
1666/07/25 St James Day Battle
1672/05/28 Battle of Solebay
Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered
Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I J. J. Colledge
B065 The Ship of the Line Vol I Brian Lavery
B164 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 Rif Winfield
B051 Biographia Navalis - Volume I John Charnock
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield

Last Updated :2009/08/30 at 13:55:38 by Cy

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