British Fifth Rate ship 'Little Unicorn' (1665)

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Little Unicorn
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Dutch ship 'Eenhorn' (1665) (18) 1665-1665 Dutch 18 Gun Unrated Ship
Captured	1665	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	18.4.1665	BWAS-1603
Shipyard
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1603
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1603
Expended as Fireship	4.6.1666	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel72' 0"Imperial Feet21.9456
Breadth22' 0"Imperial Feet6.7056
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Draught Aft9' 6"Imperial Feet2.8956
Burthen185 ³⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1665100 BWAS-1603
166635as a fireshipBWAS-1603

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
18.4.1665 - 6.7.1665CaptainBWAS-16037.7.1665 - 4.6.1666CaptainBWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
1666Converted to a fireshipBWAS-1603
1.6.1666Four Days Battle

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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Saturday 25th of July 2026 16:05	Jon Miller	British Merchant packet 'Earl of Mornington' (1799) (14) 1799-1804 British 14 Gun Merchant Packet
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Saturday 25th of July 2026 14:02	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Earl of Wycombe' (1786) (Unknown) 1786-1800 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman

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