British hired ship 'Reformation' (1651)

Three Decks' Forum

Come and ask, answer or inform.

Recent updates

Update
Jean-Louis PestelFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1793
Update
Le Cornélie (24) 1794-1797
French 24 Gun
6th Rate Frigate (Corvettes de Charge)
1795 Renamed "Calliope"
Update Unité Class (1793)
Update
Le Républicain (24) 1794-1799
French 24 Gun
6th Rate Corvette
Update
Pierre Dieudonné JaunezFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1806-1812
Added
Le Cygne (16) 1806-1808
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
Update
Jean-Baptiste LefebvreFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1804
Added
Endymion (16) 1805-1814
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
Added
Fanfaron (16) 1804-1809
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
Update
Le Curieux (16) 1800-1804
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
See more...

Recent Comments

Aurora (28) 1777-1814
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
(1777)
Dolphin (12) 1793-1801
British 12 Gun
Hired Cutter
(1793)
Diadem (64) 1782-1832
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1782)
Alexandria (38) 1801-1804
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1801)
Alexander WilsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1814
La Poursuivante (40) 1796-1805
French 40 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1796)
Ajax (18) 1796-1824
Dutch 18 Gun
Unrated Corvette
(1796)
Prins Willem de Eerste (76) 1785-1820
Dutch 76 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1795 Renamed "Brutus"
1806 Renamed "Noord-Brabant"
(1785)
Aurora (28) 1777-1814
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
(1777)
Temeraire (98) 1798-1838
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
(1798)
See more...

Reformation
Nominal Guns	40	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Commonwealth of England
Operator	State Navy
Hired	9.3.1650/51	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	1651	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1603
Category	Hired Vessel	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Returned to Owners	1654	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Burthen361Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1652150EstablishmentW014

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1651 - 1653CaptainBWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
9.3.1650/51From Wm. Limbrey and Capt. Anth. Earning. "Contract for hire of the Reformation, 444 tons, for six months, at 145l. a month"SPD-1651
21.5.1652

Ordered by the Council of State to join General Blake in the Downs

NRS013
18.2.1652/53Battle of Portland
2.6.1653Battle of the Gabbard
31.7.1653Battle of Scheveningen

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

NRS013Samuel R. Gardiner, Book

SPD-1651Mary Anne Everett Green, Book

W014James Bender, Web Site

Previous comments on this pageno comments to display

Make a comment about this page

Recent comments to other pages

Date posted	By	Page
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 02:37	Jon Miller	British Sixth Rate frigate 'Aurora' (1777) (28) 1777-1814 British 28 Gun 6th Rate Frigate
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 02:35	Jon Miller	British hired cutter 'Dolphin' (1793) (12) 1793-1801 British 12 Gun Hired Cutter
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 02:34	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Diadem' (1782) (64) 1782-1832 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 02:30	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Alexandria' (1801) (38) 1801-1804 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 02:29	Jon Miller	Alexander WilsonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1794-1814

GDPR Statement