British Second Rate ship of the line 'Windsor Castle' (1679)

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Windsor Castle	12099
Nominal Guns	90	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	5.5.1677	BWAS-1603
Acquired	4.3.1678/79	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	B028
Ship Class	1677 Programme - 2nd Rates (1677)	B028
Constructor	Thomas ShishBritish Ship Builder Service 1678-1685	B065
Category	Second Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Wrecked	28.4.1693	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Keel142' 0"Imperial Feet43.2816
Breadth44' 0"Imperial Feet13.4112
Depth in Hold18' 3"Imperial Feet5.4959
Burthen1,462Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck162' 0"Imperial Feet49.3776
Length of Keel125' 7"Imperial Feet38.1071
Breadth44' 6 ½"Imperial Feet13.4239
Depth in Hold18' 3"Imperial Feet5.4959
Draught Aft20' 0"Imperial Feet6.096
Burthen1,325 ⁸⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1678Broadside Weight = 752 Imperial Pound ( 341.0329 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck26 British Demi-Cannon
Middle Gun Deck26 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck26 British Saker
Quarterdeck10 British Saker
Roundhouse2 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1689500Establishment for peaceB032
1689580Establishment for war at homeB032
1689660Establishment for war abroadB032

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1690CaptainTRN21692CaptainBWAS-16031693CaptainBWAS-16031693 - 28.4.1693CaptainBWAS-1603

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1692 - 15.9.1692First LieutenantADM 1/52531693 - 28.4.1693Lieutenant ADM 106/429/185ADM 106

6 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1680 - 22.3.1679/80CarpenterCTB-067.1684 - 1685Carpenterref:17861691 - 7.4.1691Carpenterref:9431692 - 15.9.1692Purser ADM 1/5253/213ADM 1/52531693 - 28.4.1693Gunner ADM/A/1803/397ADM/A1693 - 28.4.1693Cookref:943

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
7.5.1691 - 18.3.1691/92Midshipman ADM 107/1/53ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
19.5.1692Battle of Barfleur
28.4.1693Wrecked on the Goodwin Sands off DealBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 1/5253 Archive

ADM 106 Document

ADM 107/1 Archive

ADM/A Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B032Edward Hunter Holmes Archibald, Book

B065Brian Lavery, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

CTB-06 Digital Book

TRN2William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

ref:1786James Peter Hemingway, Dissertation

ref:943 Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by CY on Saturday 15th of July 2017 09:11

Not really our area but...
If the hat has a name on it, it post dates the ships on this site as it belongs to the mid 19C at the earliest.
There was an Windsor Castle launched in 1858 which may be your ship.
The ring I have no idea

Posted by Sylvia Scholtz on Saturday 15th of July 2017 06:17

Good morning
Herewith I would like to know about the little sailor dolls
I bought the original very very old sailor doll. On the hat in front says Windsor Castle
Very very excellent condition.
Blue sailor suit on
looks like the little doll has never been touched and still full of dust
to afraid to dust or clean. No marks at all on the hat or little beautiful face.

Please give me more details about this little sailor man.

Nr2 I also have also bought an original safety ring for the sea to safe people from sea.

Queen Elizabeth II IN RED AND WHITE PHOTO FRAME

I realy hope that you can assist me. Would realy like the dates and which ships it was given or sold

Thank you
Kind and warm regards
Sylvia Scholtz

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