British Fourth Rate ship 'Adventure' (1646)

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Adventure	2898
Nominal Guns	32	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	12.1645	BWAS-1603
Acquired	1646	B028
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	B028
Constructor	Peter PettBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1610-1672	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up to Rebuild	1691	B028
Becomes	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Adventure' (1691) (42) 1691-1709 British 42 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB022
Length of Gundeck116' 2"Imperial Feet35.36
Length of Keel94' 0"Imperial Feet28.6512
Breadth27' 9"Imperial Feet8.2623
Depth in Hold13' 10"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen385 ³⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck116' 2"Imperial Feet35.36
Length of Keel94' 0"Imperial Feet28.6512
Depth in Hold13' 10"Imperial Feet3.9624
Draught Aft13' 9"Imperial Feet4.0386
Burthen385 ³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1666Broadside Weight = 191.5 Imperial Pound ( 86.8456 kg)B022
Lower Gun Deck10 British Culverin
Lower Gun Deck8 British Demi-Culverin
Upper Gun Deck6 British Demi-Culverin
Upper Gun Deck10 British Saker
Quarterdeck4 British Saker

1677Broadside Weight = 164 Imperial Pound ( 74.3741 kg)B022
Lower Gun Deck22 British Demi-Culverin
Upper Gun Deck18 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British Saker

1682Broadside Weight = 199.5 Imperial Pound ( 90.4734 kg)B022
Lower Gun Deck12 British Culverin
Lower Gun Deck6 British Demi-Culverin
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British Saker

1685Broadside Weight = 189 Imperial Pound ( 85.7115 kg)B022
Lower Gun Deck12 British Culverin
Lower Gun Deck6 British Demi-Culverin
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1652150EstablishmentB022
1660120 BWAS-1603
1660120EstablishmentB022
1666150EstablishmentB022
1.7.1673170 ADM8-DB
21.7.1673170 ADM8-DB
19001,666 BWAS-1603

18 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.1646 - 1648CaptainW0151648 - 1649CaptainW0151649CaptainBWAS-16031649 - 6.1651CaptainW0156.1651 - 1653CaptainBWAS-16031653CaptainW0157.1653 - 1654CaptainBWAS-16031654 - 1655CaptainW0141655 - 1656CaptainBWAS-16031657 - 1661CaptainB05120.5.1661 - 16.12.1662CaptainBWAS-17147.10.1664 - 10.1666CaptainB05110.1666 - 1667CaptainB0511.1.1670/71 - 1673CaptainBWAS-16039.1673Captain ADM 8/1/22ADM8-DB22.3.1674/75 - 16.2.1676/77CaptainBWAS-160327.5.1678 - 22.7.1678Captain†BWAS-160330.7.1678 - 22.1.1682/83CaptainBWAS-1603

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
22.5.1649 - 1649General at SeaNRS076

8 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1661Second LieutenantB0511664 - 1665LieutenantB0511665 - 1667LieutenantB0511.1671 - 1.1672LieutenantODNBbef.9.1676 - aft.3.3.1676/77Lieutenant ADM 8/1/78ADM 81680 - 22.12.1680LieutenantADM 1/52531681LieutenantADM 1/52531681 - 10.8.1681LieutenantADM 1/5253

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1679Purser ADM 106/344/94ADM 106

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
18.3.1672/73 - 1673Midshipman Extra Vol 59:2, 187-192ref:628

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1680Unknown ADM 1/5253/11ADM 1/525319.3.1686/87 - 6.11.1690Able Seaman ADM 107/1/23ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
1646Commissioned for the Winter Guard of 1646/47
1647Service with the Western Guard
3.1647/48Took an Irish Man of War, called The Angell, bearing Six Guns and about Thirty Men
1649Cruising in the ChannelODNB
1649At the Scilly Isles in the Autumn
22.5.1649

Sailed from knisale for London

NRS076
22.5.1649Blockade of Kinsale
1650In General Blake's fleet to the Tagus in pursuit of Prince Rupert
10.3.1649/50Blockade of the Tagus
9.1650Returned home
1651In the North Sea
1.4.1652

Returned from Mediterranean and arrived in the Downs

ODNB
19.5.1652Battle of Dover
1653Guarding the East coast Colliers during the winter
18.2.1652/53Battle of Portland
2.6.1653Battle of the Gabbard
1657In the Sound
1662At Tangier
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft
3.9.1665Took the Ship the North SeaBWAS-1603
3.9.1665Took the Ship in the North Sea
1666Rerated as a 38 gunner
25.7.1666St James Day Battle
18.9.1666Took
18.9.1666Took the Ship of the Line Off Cape Dungeness
20.12.1666In action against four French vessels
31.12.1666In action against three Flushing ships
15.11.1671

Pay report for a period of 23 months, 1 week and 6 days for the value of £5,584.10.0d.

ADM8-DB
1672On the return voyage from Newfoundland, and in company with the took a Dutch privateer and her prize, a French merchantman.
28.5.1672Battle of Solebay
1673Rerated as a 40 gunner
7.1673

In the Soundings

ADM8-DB
28.9.1673

At Deptford .

ADM8-DB
22.3.1674/75Commissioned for an expedition against Salee
1677Rerated as a 44 gunner
1678In the Channel
4.1680

Destroyed the Citron Tree near Tangier

JAMES3
11.4.1680Chased an Algerine vessel, the Orange Tree (28), into Tangier road
11.4.1680Took the
17.4.1680Took the Ship
9.4.1681Took the
9.4.1681Took the Ship
22.1.1682/83Paid offADM 33
1685Rerated as a 40 gunner
1691Broken up and rebuilt at ChathamBWAS-1603

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1646-1646	Winter Guard of 1646
1647-1648	Winter Guard of 1647	Thomas RainsboroughBritish Naval Sailor Administrator Service 1643-1648
9.1649-1650	Winter Guard of 1649
14.2.1649/50-1652	Fleet sent to Lisbon	Robert BlakeBritish Naval Sailor Soldier Service 1649-1657

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 1/5253 Archive

ADM 106 Document

ADM 107/1 Archive

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 8Authority, Document

ADM8-DBSamuel McLean, Archive

B022Rif Winfield, Book

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

JAMES3William James, Digital Book

NRS076 Digital Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

W014James Bender, Web Site

W015Various, Web Site

ref:628 Book

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