British Sixth Rate ship 'Young Lion' (1665)

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Young Lion
Nominal Guns	10	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Dutch Privateer ship 'Jonge Leeuw' (1665) (10) 1665-1665 Dutch 10 Gun Privateer Ship
Captured	4.1665	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Unknown
Category	Sixth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Sunk as Foundation	1673	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel42' 0"Imperial Feet12.8016
Breadth14' 0"Imperial Feet4.2672
Depth in Hold5' 0"Imperial Feet1.524
Draught Aft9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Burthen43 ⁷⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
166550 BWAS-1603

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1665 - 1666CaptainB05119.4.1666 - 1.2.1666/67CaptainBWAS-160325.4.1668 - 31.3.1671CaptainB051

Service History

DateEventSource
10.1667SoldBWAS-1603
4.1668Re-purchased and commissioned as a fireshipBWAS-1603
1673Sunk as a foundation at SheernessBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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