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HBMS Princess (1660)

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Princess, 44 Guns

Details
Nationality	British
Ordered	1658/09/09	B164
Launched	1660/08/27	B164
Shipyard	Lydney	B028
Constructor	Daniel Furzer	B164
Rate	Fourth Rate
Type	Ship
Out Service	1680/11	B028
Fate	Broken Up	B028

Dimensions
B164		Type	Metric
Length of Keel	104' 0"	Imperial Feet	31.7
Breadth	33' 0"	Imperial Feet	10.06
Depth in Hold	14' 3"	Imperial Feet	4.34
Draught Aft	16' 6"	Imperial Feet	5.03
Burthen	602⁴⁰/₉₄	Tons BM

Armament
1666	B164	Broadside Weight = 382
Gun Deck	10	British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck	11	British Culverin
Gun Deck	2	British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck	24	British 8-Pounder
Gun Deck	5	British Saker
Gun Deck	2	British Minions
Gun Deck	2	British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement
Date	Men	Notes	Source
1666	220		B164

Commanders
Date From	Date to	Rank/Position	Name	Source
1660/08/27	1661/05/07	Post Captain	Walter Wood	B051
1661/05/08	1662/12/19	Post Captain	Robert Hall	B164
1664/10/01	1665/06/23	Post Captain	George Swanley	B051
1665/06/24	1666/06/04	Post Captain	Peter Mootham	B051
1666/06/04	1667/05/17	Post Captain	Henry Dawes	B058
1667/07/14	1669/05/03	Post Captain	Anthony Langston	B164
1669/05/03	1669/06	Post Captain	William Coleman	B051
1670/10/04	1672/01/12	Post Captain	William Jennings	B051
1672/09/14	1673/03/13	Post Captain	Richard Munden	B051
1673/03/13	1673/06/06	Post Captain	Robert Stout	B164
1673/06/07	1674/04/19	Post Captain	Thomas Mayo	B164
Commissioned Officers
Date From	Date to	Rank/Position	Name	Source
1660	1661	Lieutenant	Arthur Laughorne	B051
1660	Unknown	Lieutenant	George Watson	B051
1667	1668/10/04	Lieutenant	John Ashby	B051
1670	Unknown	Lieutenant	Thomas Andrews	B051

Service Record
Date	Notes	Source
1660/08	Completed at Lydney at a cost of £4,726.0.0d ,at £8.10.0d per ton	B164
1665/06/13	Present at the Battle of Lowestoft
1666/06/11	Present at Four Days Battle
1666/07/25	Present at St James Day Battle
1667/05/17	Present at the Action of 1667-05-17
1672/05/28	Present at the Battle of Solebay
1673/05/28	Present at First Battle of Schooneveld
1673/06/04	Present at Second Battle of Schooneveld
1673/08/10	Present at the Battle of Texel

Fleets
Fleet Title	Commander	Date From	Date To	Source
No Fleets Listed

Actions & Battles
Date		Source
1665/06/13	Battle of Lowestoft
1666/06/11	Four Days Battle
1666/07/25	St James Day Battle
1667/05/17	Action of 1667-05-17
1672/05/28	Battle of Solebay
1673/05/28	First Battle of Schooneveld
1673/06/04	Second Battle of Schooneveld
1673/08/10	Battle of Texel

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
B051	Biographia Navalis - Volume I	John Charnock
B058	Naval wars in the Baltic during the Sailing Ship Epoch	R C Anderson

Last Updated :2009/05/17 at 13:01:45 by Cy

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