British Fourth Rate middling ship 'Convertine' (1648)

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Convertine
Nominal Guns	40	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	English Royalist
Previously	British Third Rate middling ship 'Convertine' (1616) (34) 1616-1648 British 34 Gun 3rd Rate Middling Ship 1620 Renamed "Convertine"
Captured	7.1648	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Category	Fourth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Middling Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Captured	10.1650	B028
Becomes	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Convertine' (1650) (40) 1650-1666 British 40 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel96' 0"Imperial Feet29.2608
Breadth32' 4"Imperial Feet9.8044
Depth in Hold15' 0"Imperial Feet4.572
Burthen620Tons and Tonnage
Burthen465 ⁶⁰⁄₁₀0Baker's Rule Tons

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.1648 - 3.1.1649/50CaptainBWAS-16033.1649/50 - 10.1650CaptainODNB

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
8.1648 - 1650AdmiralBWAS-1603

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1648 - 19.6.1648Masterref:1845

Service History

DateEventSource
22.5.1649Blockade of Kinsale
10.3.1649/50Blockade of the Tagus

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
11.1648-1651	Royalist Fleet for Ireland 1649	Sir Rupert PalatineBritish Naval Sailor Service 1664-1673

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

ref:1845 Book

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