British Fifth Rate ship 'Oxford' (1656)

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Oxford

12100
Nominal Guns22B028
NationalityCommonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland
OperatorState Navy
Ordered28.12.1654B028
Acquired11.1656B028
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard - Deptford B028
Constructor
Manley CallisBritish
Ship Builder
B028
CategoryFifth RateB028
Ship TypeShipB028
Sailing RigShip RiggedB028
Blown Up2.1.1668/69B028

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel72' 0"Imperial Feet21.9456 
Breadth24' 0"Imperial Feet7.3152 
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048 
Draught Aft11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528 
Burthen220 56⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1656Broadside Weight = 92 Imperial Pound ( 41.7221 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck18 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck4 British Saker

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1656100 BWAS-1603

8 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1656 - 1658Captain
Abraham AllgateBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1653-1658
BWAS-16031659 - 1660Captain
John CuttleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1659-1665
BWAS-16038.4.1663 - 19.11.1663Captain
Arthur LanghorneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1660-1667
B05110.12.1663 - 28.3.1665Captain
Robert MohunBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1660-1667
B05129.3.1665 - 16.6.1665Captain
Philemon BaconBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1661-1665
B05113.6.1665 - 16.9.1665Captain
Thomas GuyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1665-1696
B05117.9.1665 - 27.1.1665/66Captain
James CarteretBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1665-1668
B05128.1.1665/66 - 9.11.1667Captain
William BasseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1664-1668
BWAS-1603

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
24.11.1697 - 22.3.1697/98Second Lieutenant
Thomas WittsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1707
ADM 6/4/126ADM 6/4

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1.5.1663 - 15.12.1663Master
Christopher GunmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1663-1685
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Service History


DateEventSource
1663At AlgiersBWAS-1603
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft
5.4.1666In company with Tredagh took Victoire off LisbonBWAS-1603
1.6.1666Four Days Battle
25.12.1666Action of 1666-12-25
3.1666/67Given to Sir Thomas Modyford, Governor of JamaicaBWAS-1603
1.1.1668/69

Under Captain Henry Morgan; sailed for attack on buccaneers at Maracaibo

BWAS-1603
2.1.1669

Accidentally blown up at Île à Vache off Hispaniola

BWAS-1603

 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by Andreu on Wednesday 1st of May 2024 09:49

To the person who created the file,

Please, the data are for the ship, not for the time spent (or not) in the Royal Navy.

If the ship was lost in 1669 it cannot be finished in 1667, that makes it difficult to search for ships in the database.

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