British Third Rate middling ship 'Speedwell' (1607)

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Speedwell
Nominal Guns	30	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Third Rate galleon 'Swiftsure' (1592) (29) 1592-1607 British 29 Gun 3rd Rate Galleon
Acquired	1607	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	8.1624	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Deptford - London	NRS157
Constructor	Matthew BakerBritish Ship Builder Service 1530-1613	BWAS-1603
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Middling Ship	BWAS-1603
Wrecked	1.11.1624	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel74' 0'Imperial Feet22.5552
Breadth30' 0'Imperial Feet9.144
Depth in Hold15' 0'Imperial Feet4.572
Burthen416Tons and Tonnage
Burthen333Baker's Rule Tons

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
8.1624 - 1.11.1624CaptainBWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
1.11.1624Wrecked on a sandbank near VlissingenBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

NRS157C. S. Knighton, David Loades, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Cy on Thursday 27th of September 2018 18:27

Not just renamed but rebuilt. Hence the previous incarnation notef

Posted by Brian Sefton on Thursday 27th of September 2018 10:56

Rodger's 'The Safeguard of the Sea' Appendix II 'Ships' has the Swiftsure built in 1573 as a 34 gun, 400 ton galleon renamed in 1607 as Speedwell a 41 gun fighting ship and that was lost in 1624

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