British Fifth Rate ship 'Lion's Whelp' (1601)

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Lion's Whelp
Nominal Guns	11	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Merchant pinnace 'Lion's Whelp' (1601) (11) 1601-1601 British 11 Gun Merchant Pinnace
Purchased	1601	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Unknown
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1603
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1603
Given Away	1625	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Burthen90Baker's Rule Tons

Armament

1603Broadside Weight = 18 Imperial Pound ( 8.16305 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck2 British Saker
Gun Deck7 British Minions
Gun Deck2 British Falcon

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
161860 BWAS-1603

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1600CaptainBWAS-16031601 - 1602CaptainBWAS-16031602CaptainBWAS-16031602CaptainBWAS-16031603CaptainBWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
1601Purchased from Lord Howard of EffinghamBWAS-1603
1608Possibly rebuiltBWAS-1603
1625Given to Lord Buckingham for a North-West Passage ventureBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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