British ketch 'Giles' (1661)
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Giles
4452
Nominal Guns
2
B028
Nationality
Kingdom of England
Operator
Royal Navy
Purchased
1661
B028
Shipyard
Unknown
B028
Category
Unrated
B028
Ship Type
Ketch
B028
Sold
10.1667
BWAS-1603
Dimensions
Dimension
Measurement
Type
Metric Equivalent
BWAS-1603
Length of Keel
37' 0"
Imperial Feet
11.2776
Breadth
15' 6"
Imperial Feet
4.6025
Depth in Hold
6' 0"
Imperial Feet
1.8288
Draught Aft
6' 6"
Imperial Feet
1.9812
Burthen
47
26
⁄
94
Tons BM
Crew Complement
Date
# of Men
Notes
Source
1661
40
BWAS-1603
4 Ship Commanders
Dates
Rank
Name
Source
23.5.1661
-
13.12.1661
Commander
John King
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1651-1668
B051
6.5.1663
-
9.10.1663
Commander
Sir Thomas Knevett
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1663-1697
B051
1665
Captain
Stephen Sartaine
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1664-1670
B051
13.4.1665
-
13.11.1665
Commander
Thomas Lock
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1665
B051
Service History
Date
Event
Source
6.5.1661
Valued at £228.9.0d
BWAS-1603
1665
Convoy to Tangier
BWAS-1603
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
B028
Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I
J. J. Colledge
,
Book
B051
Biographia Navalis - Volume I
John Charnock
,
Digital Book
BWAS-1603
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714
Rif Winfield
,
Book
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