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Constant Warwick

11979
Nominal Guns34B028
NationalityKingdom of England
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Ordered3.1663/64BWAS-1603
Keel Laid Down1666B028
Acquired21.6.1666BWAS-1603
First Commissioned7.6.1666B028
ShipyardRatcliffe - London B028
Designed by
Peter PettBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1610-1672
B028
Constructor
John TippettsBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1650-1692
B028
CategoryFourth RateB028
Ship TypeFrigateB028
Sailing RigShip RiggedB028
Captured12.7.1691B028

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Keel90' 0"Imperial Feet27.432 
Breadth28' 2"Imperial Feet8.5408 
Depth in Hold12' 8"Imperial Feet3.7592 
Burthen379Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel90' 0"Imperial Feet27.432 
Breadth28' 2"Imperial Feet8.5408 
Depth in Hold12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576 
Burthen379 7594Tons BM 

Armament


1677Broadside Weight = 150.5 Imperial Pound ( 68.2523 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck20 British Demi-Culverin
Upper Gun Deck18 British Saker
Quarterdeck4 British Saker

1685Broadside Weight = 141 Imperial Pound ( 63.9435 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck18 British Demi-Culverin Drake
Upper Gun Deck18 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1666180 BWAS-1603
1666150 W014
1.7.1673140ADM 8/1/1ADM8-DB
1.1.1679/80180War at home ADM 8/1/113 (42 guns)ADM8-DB
1.1.1679/80150War Abroad ADM 8/1/113 (36 guns)ADM8-DB
1.1.1679/80115Peace ADM 8/1/113 (36 guns)ADM8-DB

14 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
7.6.1666 - 24.2.1666/67Captain
Robert EnsomBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1663-1667
BWAS-1603
3.4.1667 - 5.9.1668Captain
Arthur HerbertBritish
Naval Sailor
Administrator
Service 1666-1690
B051
1.4.1669 - 28.1.1671/72Captain
John WaterworthBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1662-1672
B051
10.4.1672 - 23.6.1672Captain
Thomas HamiltonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1666-1695
BWAS-1603
24.6.1672 - 1.6.1673Captain
Gustavus HorneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1671-1673
BWAS-1603
2.6.1673 - 27.7.1674Captain
Joseph HarrisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1666-1676
BWAS-1603
9.4.1677 - 18.7.1679Captain
Ralph DelavallBritish
Naval Sailor
Soldier
Service 1666-1698
BWAS-1603
8.4.1680 - 5.5.1682Captain
John AshbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1665-1689
BWAS-1603
6.5.1682 - 9.9.1684Captain
Henry WilliamsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1667-1688
BWAS-1603
10.7.1686 - 8.9.1688Captain
Charles SkeltonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1672-1689
BWAS-1603
9.9.1688 - aft.15.2.1689/90Captain
Abraham PotterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1678-1690
Transfered
BWAS-1603
1689Captain
George ByngBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1684-1703
B051
1690 - 1691Captain
John BeverleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1672-1696
BWAS-1603
31.8.1690 - 12.7.1691Captain
James MoodyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1688-1721
TRN2

3 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1668Lieutenant
Henry KilligrewBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1666-1692
ref:1059
1669Lieutenant
Edward CotterellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1661-1673
B051
7.1681 - 1681Lieutenant
John MundenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1677-1703
W014

2 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1687 - 21.11.1687Purser
John ShyanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1687
Dismissed ADM 1/5253/52
ADM 1/5253
1691 - 26.1.1690/91Boatswain
Thomas RobinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1691-1697
Transfered
ADM/A

2 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
30.10.1686 - 19.11.1687Master's Mate
Joseph ReevesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1684-1691
ADM 107/1/5
ADM 107/1
12.7.1689 - 12.7.1691Midshipman
Thomas GordonBritish
Naval Sailor
Merchant Sailor
Service 1680-1734
ADM 107/1/76
ADM 107/1

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
24.9.1682 - 7.5.1683Able Seaman
Bowden NightingaleBritish
Naval Sailor
Merchant Sailor
Service 1668-1692
ADM 107/1/18
ADM 107/1

1 Patient


DatesRankNameSource
1682Purser
NewmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1682
ADM 106/362/95
ADM 106

Service History


DateEventSource
2.1667

Off the mouth of the Tagus , fought a large Dutch privateer, which, after a short action, made sail and escaped

BWAS-1603
1669

In The Mediterranean Sea

BWAS-1603
28.5.1672Battle of Solebay
2.1673About 170 leagues from the Lizard, and in charge of an outward-bound convoy, fell in with a Dutch privateer carrying two tiers of guns, and fought a smart action with her at half pistol shot; but, owing to the roughness of the sea, the Constant Warwick, in the endeavour to open her lower ports, shipped large quantities of water. This misfortune, and the leakages occasioned to her by shot-holes, reduced her almost to a sinking condition; and, her powder being all wet, and her rigging badly cut, she was at length obliged to discontinue the engagementTRN2
28.5.1673First Battle of Schooneveld
4.6.1673Second Battle of Schooneveld
11.8.1673Battle of Texel
31.8.1673

Pay record starting 4.3.1671/72 for a period of 19 months, 2 weeks & 0 days for a value of £4,641.0.0d. ADM 8/1/10

ADM8-DB
28.9.1673

Convoyes to ye Herring Fisher off Great Yarmouth . ADM 8/1/23

ADM8-DB
1677Rerated as a 42 gunner
5.1677To BarbadosBWAS-1603
9.1677At BarbadosB093
4.3.1678/79

At Barbados receiving papers to be carried to England

B093
18.7.1679

Paid off

BWAS-1603
12.1680Order from the Admiralty to Captain Sir John Ashby, of H.M.S. Constant Warwick. To receive Sir Richard Dutton with his four-and-twenty servants on board and transport them to Barbadoes, touching in the passage at the Madras [sic. ? Madeira] or such other places as he shall direct, and continuing there for such time as he shall desire, not exceeding four days.BWAS-1603
30.12.1680

Warrant from the Commissioners of the Admiralty to Captain Ashby of H.M.S. Constant Warwick, to convoy the merchant ship laden with Sir R. Dutton's baggage to Barbados .

BWAS-1603
1685Rerated as a 40 gunner
10.7.1686

Commissioned as guardship at Portsmouth

BWAS-1603
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
1691Refitted as a 28 gun Fifth Rate
12.7.1691

Taken by the French squadron of the Comte de La Roche-Courbon-Blenac in the West Indies

TRN2


Notes on Ship


Letter concerning the action of February 1672B051

Constant Warwick, Feb. 10, 1672



Having certain ships outward bound under our convoy, we came up on Thursday last, about 170 leagues from the Lizard, with a ship carrying Hambrough colours, who, upon our commanding him on board with a gun, immediately put up a Holland ensign, and a Flushing jack, and put himself in a posture of engaging us: we thinking to have boarded him to rights, made up to him to fasten our boltsprit in his shrowds: but he, being aware of our intent, put his helm a weather, and turned his ship round, so that we could not fasten, but shot ahead of him; and afterwards we exchanged several broadsides within half pistol shot of one another, though our lower tier of guns was made useless by the violence of the wind, the sea running so high that it came in amain at our lower port holes; in the mean time the Caper (the privateer) fought so as not to forget to retreat when he should see his opportunity, which was not hard for him to do, we having lost great part of our rigging, and received three unlucky shots between wind and water, and taken in so great a quantity of water in our port holes, that at three o'clock in the afternoon, we found five feet seven inches water in our hold, and the gun room full to the hatches; and that both our upper and lower tier of powder was made unserviceable, being all wet; we not having, besides, ten rounds left in all; by which means he escaped. This Caper is a fly boat of two tier of guns.



 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by greig grieve on Monday 9th of July 2018 22:31

There are references in the London Gazette.


Posted by cy on Tuesday 28th of November 2017 17:20

Mark
There are certainly some ships muster books for the Conatsn Warwick surviving in the archives at Kew. Also if Sylvester RIchmond served as a naval medical officer then there should be a record of his warrant, also at Kew. None of these records are digitised yet though so the only way to find out is a personal visit.


Posted by mark richmond on Tuesday 28th of November 2017 16:50

James Yonge in his diary (q.v) says that Dr Sylvester Richmond was a doctor on HMS Constant Warwick before going to Liverpool. Is there any other confirmation that Sylvester was on HMS Constant Warwick? Do crew lists exist still exist?


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