British Fourth Rate ship 'Stavoreen' (1672)

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Stavoreen
Nominal Guns	48	B022
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Dutch Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Stavoren' (1653) (32) 1653-1672 Dutch 32 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	28.5.1672	B022
Shipyard	Edam - Holland	W006
Category	Fourth Rate	B022
Ship Type	Ship	B022
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B022
Sold	2.1682	B022

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB022
Length of Keel100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48
Breadth32' 0"Imperial Feet9.7536
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Burthen544 ⁶⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48
Breadth32' 0"Imperial Feet9.7536
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Draught Aft14' 4"Imperial Feet4.2926
Burthen544 ⁶⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1677Broadside Weight = 258 Imperial Pound ( 117.003 kg)B022
Lower Gun Deck22 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder

1677Broadside Weight = 294.5 Imperial Pound ( 133.5559 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck22 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck20 British 8-Pound Saker
Quarterdeck6 British Saker

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1666230 BWAS-1603

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
22.2.1672/73 - 31.5.1673CaptainBWAS-16031.6.1673 - 13.8.1673CaptainBWAS-160315.8.1673 - 30.1.1673/74CaptainBWAS-160331.1.1673/74 - 1674Captainref:81010.1.1677/78 - 17.4.1678CaptainB05118.4.1678 - 4.7.1679CaptainBWAS-1603

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1680 - 22.3.1679/80PurserCTB-06

Service History

DateEventSource
28.5.1672Taken by at the Battle of SolebayBWAS-1603
28.5.1672Battle of Solebay
28.5.1673First Battle of Schooneveld
4.6.1673Second Battle of Schooneveld
11.8.1673Battle of Texel
1682Sold as "useless"BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B022Rif Winfield, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

CTB-06 Digital Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:810Rear-Admiral John Hardy, Digital Book

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