British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Success' (1650)

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Success ➡ 1660 Old Success
Nominal Guns	38
Nationality	Commonwealth of England
Operator	State Navy
Previously	French Fourth Rate ship 'Le Jules' (1648) (38) 1648-1650 French 38 Gun 4th Rate Ship
Captured	19.10.1650
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	3.9.1662

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Burthen450Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel94' 0"Imperial Feet28.6512
Breadth30' 0"Imperial Feet9.144
Depth in Hold11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052
Draught Aft14' 0"Imperial Feet4.2672
Burthen450Tons BM

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1651 - 1652Captain†BWAS-16031652 - 1655CaptainBWAS-16031655 - 1657CaptainBWAS-16031658 - 1660CaptainBWAS-1603

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1651CarpenterSPD-165127.12.1651 - 1651CarpenterSPD-1651

Service History

DateEventSource
19.10.1650Taken by off the coast of PortugalBWAS-1603
14.10.1651Ordered fitted as part of the winter guardSPD-1651
18.2.1652/53Battle of Portland
2.6.1653Battle of the Gabbard
8.1654Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
4.4.1655Battle of Porto Farina
1659Convoy for East India Ships sailing to St HelenaBWAS-1603
1660Rerated as a 34 gunner
1660Renamed Old SuccessBWAS-1603
8.1660Returned with homeward bound convoy and laid upBWAS-1603
15.4.1662Reported as "not worth repairing"BWAS-1603

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1651-1652	Fleet sent to Barbados	Sir George AyscueBritish Naval Sailor Service 1646-1672

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

SPD-1651Mary Anne Everett Green, Book

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