British Third Rate ship of the line 'Helverson' (1665)

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Helverson
Nominal Guns	60	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Dutch hired ship of the line 'Hilversum' (1655) (62) 1655-1665 Dutch 62 Gun Hired Ship of the Line
Captured	4.6.1665	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	10.6.1665	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Category	Third Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Wrecked	22.7.1667	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Burthen597Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel103' 0"Imperial Feet31.3944
Breadth33' 0"Imperial Feet10.0584
Depth in Hold12' 8"Imperial Feet3.7592
Draught Aft15' 0"Imperial Feet4.572
Burthen597Tons BM

Armament

6.1666Broadside Weight = 354 Imperial Pound ( 160.539 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck8 British 24-Pounder
Gun Deck16 British Culverin
Gun Deck2 British 12-Pounder
Gun Deck2 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck18 British 8-Pounder
Gun Deck2 British 3-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British Minions

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.1665260 BWAS-1603

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.6.1665 - 11.11.1665CaptainB05114.11.1665 - 7.6.1666CaptainB05110.6.1666 - 31.7.1666CaptainBWAS-16031.8.1666 - 1.1.1666/67CaptainB051

Service History

DateEventSource
1.6.1666Four Days Battle
25.7.1666St James Day Battle
7.1667Sunk as a blockship in the MedwayB028
22.7.1667Bilged and sunk at Sheerness while serving as accommodation ship shortly after Dutch raid on the MedwayBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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