British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Gillyflower' (1651)

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Gillyflower
Nominal Guns	32	B028
Nationality	Commonwealth of England
Operator	State Navy
Previously	British Fourth Rate ship 'Saint Michael' (1650) (32) 1650-1651 British 32 Gun 4th Rate Ship
Named	15.11.1651	B028
Captured	8.1651	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	11.1651	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Sold	18.6.1657	BWAS-1603

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Burthen530Tons BM

Date# of MenNotesSource
1651120 BWAS-1603
1.1652120 NRS013

DatesRankNameSource
1651 - 1653CaptainBWAS-16031654 - 11.1655CaptainBWAS-1603

DatesRankNameSource
17.11.1651 - 1651CookSPD-1651-2

DateEventSource
15.11.1651Renamed and fittedBWAS-1603
2.6.1653Battle of the Gabbard
6.3.1656/57Reported as "much eaten by the worm"BWAS-1603
8.6.1657Ordered to be soldBWAS-1603

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
9.9.1652-14.10.1652	British Baltic Fleet 1652	Andrew BallBritish Naval Sailor Service 1648-1653
25.12.1654-31.8.1655	Fleet for the West Indies	William PennBritish Naval Sailor Service 1644-1670

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B028J. J. Colledge, Book

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