British Fourth Rate ship 'Elias' (1653)

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Elias
Nominal Guns	36
Nationality	Commonwealth of England
Operator	State Navy
Previously	Dutch hired ship 'Elias' (1652) (34) 1652-1653 Dutch 34 Gun Hired Ship
Captured	4.6.1653
Shipyard	Unknown	W006
Category	Fourth Rate
Ship Type	Ship
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Foundered	19.10.1664

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel101' 0"Imperial Feet30.7848
Breadth27' 6"Imperial Feet8.2514
Depth in Hold11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052
Draught Aft14' 6"Imperial Feet4.3053
Burthen406 ²⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1653140 BWAS-1603
1660110 BWAS-1603

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.1653 - 10.1653CaptainBWAS-160310.1653 - 1654CaptainBWAS-16031654 - 1655CaptainBWAS-16031657 - 1658CaptainBWAS-16031658 - 1659CaptainBWAS-16031659 - 1660CaptainB05116.10.1661 - 26.1.1662/63CaptainB0514.3.1662/63 - 19.10.1664CaptainBWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
4.6.1653Taken at the Battle of the GabbardBWAS-1603
10.1653In the Western Approaches for the Winter of 1653/54BWAS-1603
1654In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1659Operations in the SoundBWAS-1603
1662At Tangier and LisbonBWAS-1603
4.3.1662/63Commissioned and later sailed with squadron with captured New Amsterdam (New York)BWAS-1603
19.10.1664Foundered on the voyage home, only 21 men were rescued by the BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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