British Third Rate middling ship 'Antelope' (1618)

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Antelope
Nominal Guns	34	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Third Rate galleon 'Antelope' (1581) (30) 1581-1618 British 30 Gun 3rd Rate Galleon
Acquired	1618	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Category	Third Rate	B028
Ship Type	Middling Ship	B028
Mutinied	7.1648	B028
Becomes	British Third Rate middling ship 'Antelope' (1648) (38) 1648-1649 British 38 Gun 3rd Rate Middling Ship

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Keel92' 0"Imperial Feet28.0416
Breadth32' 0"Imperial Feet9.7536
Depth in Hold12' 6"Imperial Feet3.7338
Burthen450Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel92' 0"Imperial Feet28.0416
Breadth31' 9"Imperial Feet9.6774
Depth in Hold12' 6"Imperial Feet3.7338
Burthen512Tons and Tonnage
Burthen384Baker's Rule Tons

Armament

1625Broadside Weight = 129.5 Imperial Pound ( 58.7285 kg)B065
Gun Deck4 British Culverin
Gun Deck14 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck10 British Saker
Gun Deck2 British Minions
Gun Deck4 British Fowler

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1625160114 Mariners, 16 gunners, 30 sailorsB065
1633180 BWAS-1603

15 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.1620 - 1621CaptainBWAS-16031623CaptainBWAS-16031625CaptainBWAS-16031628CaptainBWAS-16031628CaptainBWAS-16036.4.1633 - Captainref:10701635CaptainBWAS-16031637CaptainNRS1571639CaptainBWAS-16031640CaptainBWAS-16031642CaptainBWAS-16031643CaptainBWAS-16031644 - 1645CaptainBWAS-16031647CaptainBWAS-16031648 - 7.1648CaptainBWAS-1603

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
6.4.1633 - Lieutenantref:1070

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
21.1.1635/35 - 1634Carpenterref:10701648 - 19.6.1648Cookref:18451648 - 19.6.1648Purserref:1845

Service History

DateEventSource
10.1620Commissioned under Sir Henry Palmer, for expedition to AlgiersBWAS-1603
1621Attack on Algiers
1623In 1623 under Thomas Love, to SpainBWAS-1603
1623Under Sir Thomas Button, on the Irish coast operating against piratesBWAS-1603
1628Under Arthur Rice, for expedition to La RochelleBWAS-1603
1633Refitted as a 38 gun Third Rate
1642In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1643In the ChannelBWAS-1603
29.5.1643Bombarded and captured Lindisfarne for ParliamentBWAS-1603
1647In the Western GuardBWAS-1603
7.1648Mutinied and joined the RoyalistsBWAS-1603

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1628-1628	Expedition to La Rochelle
1642-1642	Summer Guard of 1642	Sir John PenningtonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1620-1643
1645-1645	Summer Guard of 1645

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B065Brian Lavery, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

NRS157C. S. Knighton, David Loades, Book

ref:1070 Digital Book

ref:1845 Book

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