British hired ship 'Employment' (1642)

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Employment
Nominal Guns	Unknown	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	State Navy
Hired	1642	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1603
Category	Hired Vessel	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1603
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1603
Returned to Owners	1646	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Burthen132Tons BM

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1642 - 1643CaptainBWAS-16031646CaptainBWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
1642Summer Guard of the Irish SeaW015
1642Winter Guard of the Irish SeaW015
1643Summer Guard of the Irish SeaW015
1644Summer GuardW015
1646Held in reserveW015
31.7.1653Battle of Scheveningen

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1642-1642	Summer Guard of the Irish Sea 1642	Thomas KettlebyBritish Naval Sailor Service 1627-1642

Notes on Ship

Order for bringing over the Earl of Antrim.W015
From: 'House of Lords Journal Volume 5: 7 October 1642'
It is this Day Ordered, by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, That Captain [Thomas Ashley|Ashley], Captain in the Ship Employment, shall carry over the Committees appointed by both Houses now bound for Ireland; and, having landed the Committees at Dublin, is forthwith to repair to Carrickfergus, to take in the Person of the Earl of Antrym, as Prisoner, and to bring him to London: And it is further Ordered, That the Lord General of the Scotts Forces in Ulster be desired, from both Houses, to deliver into the Hands and Custody of the said Captain [Thomas Ashley|Ashley], Captain of The Employment, the Person of the Earl of Antrim, now a Prisoner at Carrickfergus, to be by him brought in safe Custody to London, and delivered up to the Parliament: It is further Ordered, That the said Captain [Thomas Ashley|Ashley] do take over and convey in the said Ship the Twenty Thousand Pounds now ready at Bristoll

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

W015Various, Web Site

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