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HBMS Worcester (1651)

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HBMS Worcester, 48 - 60 Guns

Renamed Dunkirk in 1660

 

Details

Nationality
British
Ordered
Started
Named
Launched1651W006
ShipyardWoolwichW006
Dockyard
Plans
ConstructorsBurrell
Decks
3
Rate
Third Rate
Class
System
Crew
In Service
Out Service1749
FateBroken up

 

Dimensions

LengthKeelGundeckBeamDepthDraughtBurthenDisplacementSource
112' 0"141' 5"33' 4"14' 0"662w015

 

Armament

DateCrewGunsLower Gun DeckMiddle Gun DeckUpper gun DeckQuarter DeckForecastleB/S WeightSource

 

 

Commanders

Date FromDate toName.Source
16511652-MayCharles ThorowgoodW015
16561659Robert NixonW014
1666John WaterworthW014
1668Sir John WetwangW014
16721673Charles RoydenW014
1673Dec-22Charles RoydenW014

 

Officers

Date FromDate toRank/PositionNameSource
1664LieutenantWilliam KempthorneW014

 

Service History

1651Carried Ten or Fifteen thousand Pounds in Pieces of Eight, ...for Redemption of English Captives in Argeer, Tunnis, and Tripoli, by order of parliamentW015
1660Renamed DunkirkW006
1692RebuiltW006
1704RebuiltW006
1734RebuiltW006

 

Battles

1652-May-29Battle of Goodwin Sands
1652-Dec-52Battle of Dungeness
1653-Feb-28Battle of PortlandW014
1653-Jun-15/16Battle of the GabbardW014
1653-Aug-08/10Battle of ScheveningenW014
1666-Jul-25St. James's Day BattleW014
1672-Jun-07Battle of Solebay

 

 

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