British Fourth Rate ship 'Princess' (1660)

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Princess
Nominal Guns	44	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	9.9.1658	BWAS-1603
Launched	27.8.1660	BWAS-1603
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Lydney - Gloucestershire	B028
Constructor	J BattBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up	11.1680	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel104' 0"Imperial Feet31.6992
Breadth33' 0"Imperial Feet10.0584
Depth in Hold14' 3"Imperial Feet4.2863
Draught Aft16' 6"Imperial Feet4.9022
Burthen602 ⁴⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1666Broadside Weight = 383.75 Imperial Pound ( 174.03075 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck10 British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck11 British Culverin
Gun Deck2 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck24 British 8-Pounder
Gun Deck5 British Saker
Gun Deck2 British 3-Pounder
Gun Deck2 British Minions

1677Broadside Weight = 376 Imperial Pound ( 170.5162 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 6-Pound Saker
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 British Saker

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1660160
1666220 BWAS-1603
1677280

11 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
27.8.1660 - 7.5.1661CaptainB0518.5.1661 - 19.12.1662Captain†BWAS-16031.10.1664 - 23.6.1665Captain†B05124.6.1665 - 4.6.1666Captain†B0514.6.1666 - 17.5.1667Captain†NWB14.7.1667 - 3.5.1669CaptainBWAS-16033.5.1669 - 6.1669CaptainB0514.10.1670 - 12.1.1671/72CaptainB05112.1.1671/72 - 13.3.1672/73CaptainB05113.3.1672/73 - 6.6.1673CaptainBWAS-16037.6.1673 - 19.4.1674CaptainBWAS-1603

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1660LieutenantB0511660 - 1661LieutenantB0511667 - 4.10.1668LieutenantB0511670LieutenantB051

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1660Completed at Lydney - Gloucestershire at a cost of £4726.0.0dBWAS-1603
1661At Algiers, Tangier and LisbonBWAS-1603
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft
1666Rerated as a 56 gunner
1.6.1666Four Days Battle
25.7.1666St James Day Battle
18.4.1667In action against a Dutch squadron off Dogger BankBWAS-1603
17.5.1667In action against two Dutch 40-gun warships off the coast of NorwayBWAS-1603
17.5.1667Action of 1667-05-17
12.6.1667At ChathamBWAS-1603
1668In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1670Sailed to the Mediterranean with a convoyBWAS-1603
28.5.1672Battle of Solebay
28.5.1673First Battle of Schooneveld
4.6.1673Second Battle of Schooneveld
11.8.1673Battle of Texel
1677Rerated as a 54 gunner
11.1680Ordered by the Admiralty to be broken upBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

NWBRoger Charles Anderson, Book

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