President, 42 Guns
| Details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nationality | British |  |
| Launched | 1650/00/00 | B028 |
| Shipyard | Deptford | B028 |
| Designer | Peter Pett | B028 |
| Constructor | Peter Pett | B028 |
| Rate | Fourth Rate | |
| Type | Ship | |
| Out Service | 1666 | B028 |
| Fate | Broken Up to Rebuild | B028 |
| Becomes | Bonaventure | |
| Dimensions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| B028 | Type | Metric | |
| Length of Gundeck | 124' 0" | Imperial Feet | 37.8 |
| Breadth | 30' 0" | Imperial Feet | 9.14 |
| Burthen | 462 | Tons BM | |
| Type | Metric | ||
| Length of Keel | 100' 0" | Imperial Feet | 30.48 |
| Breadth | 29' 6" | Imperial Feet | 8.99 |
| Depth in Hold | 14' 9" | Imperial Feet | 4.5 |
| Burthen | 462 | Tons BM | |
| Armament | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1651/10 | W015 | |
| Gun Deck | 36 | All Guns |
| 1652/03/01 | ||
| Gun Deck | 34 | All Guns |
| Crew | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Notes | Source |
| 1651/10 | 180 | Establishment | W015 |
| 1652/03/01 | 150 | ||
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date From | Date to | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
| 1651 | 1652/08 | Post Captain | Anthony Young | W015 |
| 1652/08 | Unknown | Post Captain | William Graves | W014 |
| Officers | ||||
| Date From | Date to | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
| 1653/01/23 | Unknown | Lieutenant | William Whitehorne | W014 |
| Service Record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Notes | Source |
| 1652/08 | Sent by Robert Blake to reinforce Sir George Ayscue in company with Convertine , Dragon , Convert , Sampson , and Golden Dove | |
| 1652/09/25 | Vice-Admiral William Penn sent Capt. Howett in the Foresight , and Capt. Graves in the President, frigates, to ply to windward, to discover the Dutch and bring intelligence | |
| 1652/12 | Sent a ship of Lubeck into Plymouth | |
| 1652/12/08 | In Portsmouth | |
| 1652/12/27 | Entered Porstmouth harbour, having been in commission for 13 months | |
| 1653/01/13 | A request for a new purser, the incumbant having died, and a new steward, the old one being undeserving was made to the admiralty Commitee | |
| 1653/03/03 | At the Battle of Portland took a Dutch man-of-war of about 500 tons and 30 guns and carried her into Portsmouth | |
| 1653/06/18 | In Harwich to be careened | |
| 1653/07/02 | Left Harwich in company with the Kentish | |
| 1653/07/03 | The President lost her bowsprit and foremast and put into the Thames | |
| 1660 | Renamed Bonaventure | B028 |
| Fleets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleet Title | Commander | Date From | Date To | Source |
| No Fleets Listed | ||||
| Actions & Battles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Source | |
| 1652/05/22 | Action of 1652-05-22 | |
| 1652/05/29 | Battle of Dover | |
| 1652/10/08 | Battle of Kentish Knock | |
| 1653/02/28 | Battle of Portland | |
| 1653/06/12 | Battle of the Gabbard | |
| Notes on Ship | |
|---|---|
| No Notes Entered |
| Sources | ||
|---|---|---|
| Id | Link or Description | Author |
| B028 | Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I | J. J. Colledge |
| 001 | The Fighting Ship in the Royal Navy 897-1984 | E. H. H. Archibald |
| W015 | English Parliamentary Journals | Various |
| W014 | Anglo-Dutch Wars BLOG | James C Bender |
Last Updated :2008/12/31 at 11:29:10 by Cy