British Fourth Rate ship 'Princess Maria' (1652)

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Princess Maria
Nominal Guns	38	B028
Nationality	Commonwealth of England
Operator	State Navy
Previously	Dutch Fifth Rate ship 'Prinses Royaal Maria' (1643) (30) 1643-1652 Dutch 30 Gun 5th Rate Ship
Captured	18.6.1652	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	7.1652	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	W006
Category	Fourth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Wrecked	8.2.1657/58	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel114' 0"Imperial Feet34.7472
Breadth27' 0"Imperial Feet8.2296
Depth in Hold12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen442 ⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1653170 BWAS-1603

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.1652 - 20.2.1652/53CaptainBWAS-160320.2.1652/53 - 7.1653CaptainBWAS-16037.1653 - 1656CaptainBWAS-16031657 - 8.2.1657/58CaptainBWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
18.6.1652Impounded in the Downs at the start of the warBWAS-1603
30.11.1652Battle of Dungeness
18.2.1652/53Battle of Portland
2.6.1653Battle of the Gabbard
1654In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
4.4.1655Battle of Porto Farina
8.2.1657/58Wrecked on the Goodwin SandsBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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