British hired ship 'Happy Return' (1665)

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Britannia (100) 1762-1825
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
(1762)
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Happy Return
Nominal Guns	40	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	1.1665	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	8.2.1664/65	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	11.1666	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Burthen380Tons BM

Armament

1.1665Broadside Weight = 190.5 Imperial Pound ( 86.3922 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck12 British Culverin
Gun Deck6 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck18 British Saker
Gun Deck4 British Minions

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.1665190 BWAS-1603

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
18.2.1664/65 - 9.6.1665CaptainBWAS-160313.6.1665 - 21.12.1665CaptainBWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Barnie Razzell on Monday 8th of July 2024 09:11

captained by henry cuttance in 1665-6

R. C. Anderson, List of English Naval Captains 1642-1660, 1964.
R. C. Anderson, Lists of Men-of-War 1650-1700: Part I English Ships 1649-1702, 1966.
Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996.
J.R. Tanner, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Naval Manuscripts in the Pepysian Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Vol.I, 1903.

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